Dense (?), a. [L. densus; akin
to Gr. ? thick with hair or leaves: cf. F. dense.]
1. Having the constituent parts massed or
crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a
small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense
forest; a dense fog.
All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and
rare.
Ray.
To replace the cloudy barrier
dense.
Cowper.
2. Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense
ignorance.