denseness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdɛnsnəs/ UK /ˈdɛnsnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being dense; thickness or stupidity The denseness of the fog made driving impossible. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being dense;... densitythicknesscompactnessstupidityobtusenessdullness ↔ Opposites sparsenessthinnessclevernesssharpness Word family Related forms densedensitydensen Etymology AI details Formed from the adjective dense plus the noun-forming suffix -ness; dense is from Latin densus ('thick, crowded'). densus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # denseness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛnsnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛnsnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being dense; thickness or stupidity ## Examples - The denseness of the fog made driving impossible. ## Synonyms - density - thickness - compactness - stupidity - obtuseness - dullness ## Antonyms - sparseness - thinness - cleverness - sharpness ## Related Forms - dense - density - densen ## Roots and Affixes - Root: densus ## Etymology Formed from the adjective dense plus the noun-forming suffix -ness; dense is from Latin densus ('thick, crowded'). ## AI Etymology Denseness is formed from the adjective dense plus the noun-forming suffix -ness; dense is from Latin densus ('thick, crowded'). The historical trail runs through Latin densus. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means the quality of being dense; thickness or stupidity. Related forms include dense, density, densen. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown