denseadjective/ˈdẽsu/mediumden·soPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionHaving parts closely packed together; thick, compact.The dense jungle made progress very slow.A dense layer of fog covered the valley.synthickcompactheavyantsparselightthinCommon collocationsdense forestdense populationdense fogdense materialEtymologyDo latim 'densus, -a, -um', 'espesso, compacto'.Related wordsdensidadedensificarcondensar