denseness

• Nom désignant la qualité de ce qui est dense, au sens physique de compacité ou de concentration par unité de volume, ou au sens figuré de lenteur d'esprit et de manque de compréhension.

A noun referring to the quality of being mentally slow and limited, or the spatial property of being crowded together, or the amount per unit size.

indénombrable

1. Mental slownessC1formal

   The quality of being slow to understand or lacking in mental sharpness.

   lenteur d'esprit

   • His denseness made it difficult for him to grasp the concept.
   • She was frustrated by the denseness of the student's reasoning.
   • The teacher tried to overcome the denseness of the class with simpler explanations.

   Synonymesdimnessdullnessobtusenessslownessstupiditythickness

   Antonymesacuitybrightnessclevernessintelligencesharpness

2. CrowdednessB2formal

   The state of being crowded or packed closely together in a space.

   Densité d'occupation

   • The denseness of the crowd made it hard to move through the square.
   • The denseness of the forest prevented sunlight from reaching the ground.
   • Urban planners study the denseness of populations in cities.

   Synonymesclosenesscompactnesscongestionthicknesstightness

   Antonymesemptinessspaciousness

3. Density per unitB2formal

   The amount of something contained within a given unit of area or volume.

   densité volumique ou surfacique

   • The denseness of the material affects its buoyancy in water.
   • Scientists measured the denseness of the gas in the chamber.
   • The denseness of the population in that region is very high.

   Synonymesconcentrationdensity