Definition of Denseness

1. Noun. The quality of being mentally slow and limited.

Exact synonyms: Dumbness, Slow-wittedness
Generic synonyms: Stupidity
Derivative terms: Dense, Dumb, Slow-witted

2. Noun. The spatial property of being crowded together.
Exact synonyms: Compactness, Concentration, Density, Tightness
Generic synonyms: Spacing, Spatial Arrangement
Derivative terms: Concentrate, Dense, Dense, Tight
Antonyms: Distribution

3. Noun. The amount per unit size.

Definition of Denseness

1. n. The quality of being dense; density.

Definition of Denseness

1. Noun. The quality of being dense, especially in the sense of limited mental capacity. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Denseness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Denseness

dens permanens
dens premolaris
dens sapientiae
dens serotinus
dens succedaneus
dense
dense-deposit disease
dense-in-itself
dense-leaved elodea
dense blazing star
dense bodies
dense liver
dense metaphyseal bands
dense spleen
densely
denseness
densenesses
denser
densest
densification
densifications
densified
densifier
densifiers
densifies
densify
densifying
densimeter
densimeters
densimetry

Literary usage of Denseness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Journal of Travels in England, Holland and Scotland, and of Two Passages by Benjamin Silliman (1820)
"Rules of riding and walking in London—Rapidity of walking— Denseness of population in the streets—Numbers of deformed and infirm—Anecdote—Excursion by water ..."

2. Through Central Borneo: An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of the by Carl Lumholtz (1920)
"... AN EXPEDITION INTO THE JUNGLE—FIRST IMPRESSIONS- RAPID CHANGE IN THE Denseness OF VEGETATION- ANIMAL LIFE—A STUBBORN FIGHT ABOUT the middle of January, ..."

3. Studies in Luminescence by Edward Leamington Nichols (1912)
"If several spectra are photographed upon the same plate and the length of exposure is the same for all the spectra, then the denseness of the different ..."

4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"OS HaU, German Culture, p. 302. crassness (kras'nes), n. The quality of being crass; coarseness; thickness; denseness; heaviness; grossness; stupidity. ..."

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