Dense (?), a. [L. densus; akin to Gr. &unr_; thick with hair or leaves: cf. F. dense.] 1. Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog.
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All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare. Ray.
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To replace the cloudy barrier dense. Cowper.
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2. Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense ignorance.
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