dense Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. densus (of particles crowded together)2. confertus (thickly crowded together)3. crassus (of thick texture)4. crĕber, bra, brum5. spissus (like crassus)II. Fig. • dense: I. Lit.: 1. densus (of particles crowded together): a d. atmosphere, d. aër, Hor.: a d. crowd, d. (humeris) vulgus, id.: a d. wood, d. silva, Cic. Also, condensus (stronger than densus: thick together): Liv.: Lucr. 2. confertus (thickly crowded together): d. array, c. acies, confertissima acies, Liv.: Sall.: to stand in more d. array, confertiores stare, Liv. 3. crassus (of thick texture): v. thick. 4. crĕber, bra, brum: very d. (crowded) buildings, creberrima aedificia, Caes.: a d. willow-bed, c. salictum, Pl. 5. spissus (like crassus): v. thick. Phr.: in d. array, confertim (e.g.) pugnare, Liv. See also crowded. II. Fig.: as applied to extreme stupidity: stŭpor: cf. Cic. Phil. 2, 12, 30. (Crassus, as applied to the mind, signifies wanting in subtlety or refinement: cf. Hor. crassa Minerva, Sat. 2, 2, 3.)