Dense vs Resolute - What's the difference?
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Having relatively high density.
Compact; crowded together.
Thick; difficult to penetrate.
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Obscure, or difficult to understand.
(mathematics, topology) Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on (dense set)s for mathematical definition.
Of a person, slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.
Firm, unyielding, determined.
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(obsolete) Convinced; satisfied; sure.
Dense is a related term of resolute.
As adjectives the difference between dense and resolute
is that dense is having relatively high density while resolute is firm, unyielding, determined.dense
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Adjective
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Synonyms
* (having relatively high density) solid * (crowded together) compact, crowded, packed * (difficult to penetrate) thick, solid * (allowing little light to pass through) cloudy, opaque * (difficult to understand) abstruse, difficult, hard, incomprehensible, obscure, tough * (slow to comprehend) dumb, slow, stupid, thickAntonyms
* (having relatively high density) * (crowded together) diffuse, few and far between (of things as opposed to one thing), scattered, sparse, rarefied * (difficult to penetrate) thin * (allowing little light to pass through) clear, diaphanous, see-through, translucent, transparent * (difficult to understand) clear, comprehensible, easy, simple, straightforward, understandable * (in mathematics) meager * (slow to comprehend) bright, canny, intelligent, quick, quick-witted, smartAnagrams
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Adjective
(en adjective)- She was resolute in her determination to resist his romantic advances.
- He was resolute in his decision to stay.
- Edward is at hand, / Ready to fight; therefore be resolute .
- If the Coward Bumble Bee / In his chimney corner stay, / I, must resoluter be!
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