density

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: den=si=ty

OXFORD DICTIONARY

density, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the degree of compactness of a substance.
2 Physics degree of consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume.
3 the opacity of a photographic image.
4 a crowded state.
5 stupidity.

Etymology

F densit{eacute} or L densitas (as DENSE)

THESAURUS

density

asininity, blockishness, body, boobishness, boorishness, bovinity, callosity, callousness, cloddishness, concreteness, crassness, crudeness, denseness, dim-wittedness, dimness, doltishness, dull-wittedness, dullardism, dullness, dumbness, duncery, durability, durity, firmness, flintiness, grossness, hardness, hardness of heart, hebetude, impenetrability, induration, lethargy, loutishness, lumpishness, mass, materiality, ninnyism, oafdom, oafishness, obduracy, obtuseness, opacity, palpability, ponderability, resistance, restiveness, simpletonianism, slowness, sluggishness, solidity, sottishness, soundness, stability, steadiness, steeliness, stolidity, stoniness, stoutness, strength, stupidity, sturdiness, substance, substantiality, substantialness, tangibility, thick-headedness, thick-wittedness, toughness, unteachability, wrongheadedness, yokelism

ROGET THESAURUS

density

Density

N density, solidity, solidness, impenetrability, impermeability, incompressibility, imporosity, cohesion, constipation, consistence, spissitude, specific gravity, hydrometer, areometer, condensation, caseation, solidation, solidification, consolidation, concretion, coagulation, petrification, crystallization, precipitation, deposit, precipitate, inspissation, gelation, thickening, indivisibility, indiscerptibility, insolubility, indissolvableness, solid body, mass, block, knot, lump, concretion, concrete, conglomerate, cake, clot, stone, curd, coagulum, bone, gristle, cartilage, casein, crassamentum, legumin, superdense matter, condensed states of matter, dwarf star, neutron star, dense, solid, solidified, caseous, pukka, coherent, cohesive, compact, close, serried, thickset, substantial, massive, lumpish, impenetrable, impermeable, nonporous, imporous, incompressible, constipated, concrete, knotted, knotty, gnarled, crystalline, crystallizable, thick, grumous, stuffy, undissolved, unmelted, unliquefied, unthawed, indivisible, indiscerptible, infrangible, indissolvable, indissoluble, insoluble, infusible.