Meaning
dense, thick
In a sentence
Questa zuppa è troppo densa per me.
This soup is too thick for me.
Una nebbia densa copriva tutta la valle stamattina.
A thick fog covered the whole valley this morning.
Il fumo non è così denso adesso.
The smoke isn't that dense now.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| denso | masculine · singular |
| densa | feminine · singular |
| densi | masculine · plural |
| dense | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use denso for fog, smoke, forests, crowds, or writing style. For liquids, fitto or concentrato may sound more natural depending on context.
- It agrees in gender and number: denso, densa, densi, dense.
- With text or speech, denso often means packed with information, not physically thick.