denseness

denseness
noun
1. the quality of being mentally slow and limited (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑dumbness, ↑slow-wittedness
Derivationally related forms: ↑dumb (for: ↑dumbness), ↑dense, ↑slow-witted (for: ↑slow-wittedness)
Hypernyms: ↑stupidity
2. the spatial property of being crowded together
Syn: ↑concentration, ↑density, ↑tightness, ↑compactness
Ant: ↑distribution (for: ↑concentration)
Derivationally related forms: ↑tight (for: ↑tightness), ↑dense, ↑dense (for: ↑density), ↑concentrate (for: ↑concentration)
Hypernyms: ↑spacing, ↑spatial arrangement
3. the amount per unit size
Syn: ↑density
Derivationally related forms: ↑dense, ↑dense (for: ↑density)
Hypernyms: ↑compactness
Hyponyms:

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  • denseness — dense ► ADJECTIVE 1) closely compacted in substance. 2) crowded closely together. 3) informal stupid. DERIVATIVES densely adverb denseness noun. ORIGIN Latin densus …   English terms dictionary

  • denseness — noun see dense …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • denseness — See densely. * * * …   Universalium

  • denseness — noun The quality of being dense, especially in the sense of limited mental capacity …   Wiktionary

  • denseness — dense·ness || densnɪs n. crowdedness, compactness; stupidity …   English contemporary dictionary

  • denseness — dense·ness …   English syllables

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