Denses

Part of speech: adjective, noun, verb

Definitions

1. To make thicker or more compact in substance or consistency ; to cause to become more crowded or concentrated in space or amount ; to render less sparse or more tightly packed
2. The act of increasing compactness or solidity in a material or medium ; reducing the amount of space between parts or particles ; intensifying concentration or thickness of an element or condition
3. The process of causing a substance or area to grow more solid and closely packed ; making something more crowded or less diffuse ; enhancing the density or weightiness of content or form

Etymology: "Denses" is the plural of "dense," so it is simply the form that describes several things at once, or a set of things, as closely packed. The adjective traces back to Latin "densus," meaning thick or compact, which English received through Middle French "dense." The same ancient root that gave Latin "densus" also produced the Ancient Greek "dasys," meaning thick, shaggy or hairy, so the idea of crowded, tightly packed matter runs through both languages from a shared starting point.

Synonyms: thick, compact, solid, crowded

Antonyms: sparse, thin, light