denseness
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈdɛnsnəs/
- Offensive
- Her denseness during the lesson made it challenging for the teacher to move forward.
Examples
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He recognized his denseness when his friends had to explain the joke several times.
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His denseness would make the next two weeks so much easier.
Fiction book (1999) -
Lucette sighs at her denseness.
Fiction book (2000) -
He says that denseness and strangeness of the world is the absurd.
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( It is a testament to my denseness that I took this remark as a compliment.)
Fiction book (2000) -
And I would also say that if (as I understand to be true) this writer didn't make any reference either to the theological interpretation you mention, John, though it is so common, this is yet another level of denseness on his part.
Blog text (22) -
I apologize for my denseness; I really didn't grasp the concept at all.
Synonyms
132
2.5
Not being smart or having good judgment
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4.2
Not knowing what to do or how something works
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6.2
A state of not understanding things quickly
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8.1
Being slow to understand or notice things
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7.2
A way of thinking that is not careful or deep
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9.2
Being slow to understand things and often acting in a silly way
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8.2
Low mental ability to think clearly or learn
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7.7
A quality of being slow to understand and making simple mistakes
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3.8
Slow thinking and trouble understanding new things
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8.1
A state when someone is slow to understand things
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4.3
A condition when a person's ability to think and learn develops less quickly than usual
Antonyms
How Intelligent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word denseness comes from the Latin densus, which means 'thick', and a helpful way to remember the meaning 'slow to understand' is to imagine a 'thick' mind. That's why calling someone 'dense' or talking about their denseness means they find ideas hard to follow.