Dense | Mean of dense in English Dictionary

/ˈdɛns/

• having parts that are close together
1. They cut a path through the dense jungle.
2. dense undergrowth
3. The book's pages were dense [=packed, filled] with helpful ideas.
4. the cat's dense [=thick] coat of fur
5. a dense tangle of wires
6. heavy, dense bread
7. a dense cluster of stars
• crowded with people
1. That part of the city has a dense population of immigrants.
2. A dense mass of spectators filled the courtroom.
• not smart
1. I'm sorry to be so dense [=slow-witted, stupid, dumb] this morning.
2. In the movie, she plays his kind but somewhat dense aunt.

• difficult to see through
1. We drove though dense [=thick] fog/smoke.
• difficult to understand
• hard to read
1. The book's technical subject and dense prose will discourage many readers.
• heavier than most things of the same size
1. a dense substance like lead or mercury
2. a disease that causes bones to become less dense [=to become less solid and heavy]