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denseness

denseness

3.7
The amount of material packed into a space, for example in metal
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛnsnəs/
translation icon : densidad
  • The denseness of the forest made it hard to see very far.

Examples

  • The denseness of the fog made it hard to see.

  • The denseness of the fog made it difficult to see the road ahead.

  • Scientists measured the denseness of the metal to determine its composition.

  • The denseness of the crowd caused delays at the event entrance.

  • The denseness of the material affects its weight.

  • The architect explained that the denseness of the materials used would enhance the building's strength.

  • Scientists measure the denseness of the planet's core using advanced technology.

Synonyms

density
vsdenseness
123 4.1

How much of something is inside a certain amount of space

is the general quality of having much packed into a space
compactness
vsdenseness
1 4.4

How closely things are packed so they take little space

emphasizes amount packed within a space rather than size

Antonyms

emptiness
14 3.6

A space or place that has nothing in it

How Dense

solidness
3.3
compactness
1 4.4
denseness
3.7
sparsity
1 7.6
thinness
1 3.3

Surface Forms

denseness singular
densenesses plural

Morphology

denseness = dense (transparent) = dense + ness

A straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'dense' with the productive suffix '-ness', yielding the quality 'density' or compactness.

Etymology

The word denseness comes from the Latin word densus, which means 'thick'. It is the same root as density, so denseness for materials means how much matter is packed into a space.