Logeion | densus

densus, a, um, adj. [kindred with δασύς, δαυλός (i. e. δασυλός); cf. Lat. dumus, old form dusmus, and dumetum], thick, dense, i. e. consisting of parts crowded together. opp. to rarus (on the contrary, crassus, thick, is opp. to thin, fluid; and spissus, close, compact, with the predominant idea of impenetrability; cf. also: angustus, artus, solidus—class. and freq., esp. in poets and historians; in Cic. very rare).

I Lit.
- - 1 In space: ne dum variantia rerum Tanta queat densis rarisque ex ignibus esse, Lucr. 1, 654; cf. Verg. G. 1, 419 (for which densatus et laxatus aër, Quint. 5, 9, 16); and: (terra) Rara sit an supra morem si densa requiras ... Densa magis Cereri, rarissima quaeque Lyaeo, Verg. G. 2, 227 sq.: densa et glutinosa terra, Col. praef. § 24: silva, poëta ap. Cic. Att. 12, 15; cf.: densiores silvae, Caes. B. G. 3, 29, 2: densissimae silvae, id. ib. 4, 38, 3: lucus densissimae opacitatis, Front. Strat. 1, 11, 10: denso corpore nubes, Lucr. 6, 361; cf.: denso agmine, id. 6, 100; so, agmen (sc. navium), Verg. A. 5, 834: densum umeris vulgus, Hor. Od. 2, 13, 32 et saep.: tunicae, Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77: zmaragdi, id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: litus, sandy, Ov. M. 2, 576; cf. Verg. G. 2, 275: aequor, i.e. frozen, Luc. 2, 640: aër, Hor. Od. 2, 7, 14; cf. caelum, Cels. 1 praef.; 3, 22: nimbi, Ov. M. 1, 269: caligo, Verg. A. 12, 466; cf.: densissima nox, pitch-dark night, Ov. M. 15, 31: umbra, Cat. 65, 13; Hor. Od. 1, 7, 20 et saep.— Without distinction, corresp. with crassus, Lucr. 6, 246 al.—
  - - b Poet. with abl., thickly set with, covered with, full of: loca silvestribus sepibus densa, poëta ap. Cic. N. D. 1, 42 fin.; cf.: specus virgis ac vimine, Ov. M. 3, 29: vallis piceis et acuta cupressu, id. ib. 3, 155: Thybris verticibus, id. F. 6, 502: ficus pomis, id. ib. 2, 253: corpora setis, id. M. 13, 846; cf. id. Am. 3, 1, 32: femina crinibus emptis, id. A. A. 3, 165: funale lampadibus, id. M. 12, 247: trames caligine opaca (coupled with obscurus), id. ib. 10, 54 et saep.—
- B Transf., of the parts themselves which are crowded together, thick, close, set close: superiorem partem collis densissimis castris (sc. trinis) compleverant, pitched very near together, Caes. B. G. 7, 46, 3: sepes, id. ib. 2, 22: frutices, Ov. M. 1, 122: ilex, id. F. 2, 165 et saep.: hostes, Verg. A. 2, 511: ministri, Ov. M. 2, 717: densior suboles, Verg. G. 3, 308: dens (pectinis), Tib. 1, 9, 68: comae, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 42; cf. pilae, id. F. 2, 348 et saep.— Poet.: densorum turba malorum, Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 41.—
- - 2 In time, of things which take place in close succession, thick, frequent, continuous (mostly poet.): ictus, Verg. A. 5, 459; cf. plagae, Hor. Od. 3, 5, 31: Aquilo, strong, powerful, Verg. G. 3, 196: silentia, deep, profound, Val. Fl. 3, 604: amores, Verg. G. 4, 347: pericula, Ov. P. 4, 7, 15: usus, id. ib. 4, 3, 15: ictus, Amm.15, 5, 31. —
II Trop. of speech, condensed, concise: vox atrox in ira, et aspera ac densa, coarse, Quint. 11, 3, 63: tanta vis in eo (sc. Demosthene) tam densa omnia, etc., id. 10, 1, 76; cf. transf. to the writer himself: densior ille (sc. Demosthenes), hic (sc. Cicero) copiosior, ib. § 106: densus et brevis et semper instans sibi Thucydides, ib. § 73: (Euripides) sententiis densus, ib. § 68.— Adv.: densē (very rare).
- - 1 In space, thickly, closely, close together: caesae alni, Plin. 16, 37, 67, § 173: calcatum quam densissime, Vitr. 5, 12 med.: milites densius se commovebant, Amm.24, 6, 8.—
  - 2 (Acc. to no. I. B. 2.) In time, frequently, rapidly, one after the other: quod in perpetuitate dicendi eluceat aliquando, idem apud alios densius, apud alios fortasse rarius, Cic. Or. 2, 7: nulla tamen subeunt mihi tempora densius istis, Ov. P. 1, 9, 11: replicatis quaestionibus dense, Amm.29, 3 fin.

dēnsus, a, um, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (zu griech. δασύς), v. der Anhäufung der einzelnen Teile eines Ganzen, dicht (Ggstz. rarus, dagegen crassus, »dick«, Ggstz. tenuis, liquidus, u. spissus, fest zusammengedrängt, »kompakt« mit vorherrschendem Begriff des Undurchdringlichen), I) im allg.: silva, Cic.: plagae, Netze mit dichten (engen) Maschen, dichte, Hor.: cibus, Cels.: terra (Ggstz. rara), Cic.: litus, fanddicht, Ov.: aequor, gefroren, Lucr.: aër, Hor.: caelum, Cels.: densiores silvae, Caes.: saepes densissimae, Caes.: imber densissimus, Verg. – neutr. plur. subst., per silvarum densa, Amm. 24, 4, 8. – poet. m. Abl., mit etw. dicht besetzt, von etw. erfüllt, voll, caput densum caesarie, Ov.: trames densus caligine opacā, Ov. – II) prägn., von den Teilen selbst, die nahe aneinander liegen, dicht, in dichter Reihe, gedrängt, gehäuft, 1) eig.: a) v. Lebl.: foramina, Ov.: frutices, Ov.: aristae, Verg.: dens (pectinis), Tibull.: arma, hastilia, Verg. – b) v. leb. Wesen: hostes, Teucri, Verg.: agmen densum, densissimum, Suet.: apes, Verg.: m. Abl., acies densa armis virisque, Tac. – 2) übtr., a) der Zeit od. Zahl nach dicht aufeinanderfolgend, dicht, häufig, ununterbrochen, ictus, Verg. u. Amm.: amores, Verg.: increpuit densis alis, Verg.: furtorum densior fama, Lampr.: densior hinc suboles, Verg. – b) als rhet. t. t., gedrängt, aspera ac densa vox, Quint. – v. Pers., densus et brevis Thucydides, Quint.: densior ille, hic copiosior, Quint.: m. Abl., Euripides sententiis densus, Quint. – c) prägn., anhaltend = stark, heftig, densa frigoris asperitas, Ov. fast. 4, 87.

densus [CL] 1 (of woodland or sim.) dense, thick. b (as sb. n.) thicket. ~issimis saltibus Gildas EB 25; saltus nemorum densos pariterque frutecta / ‥ sub aethere spargo Aldh. Aen. 93 (Scintilla) 6; of þiccam felde, de ~o campo GlH D 145; in loco ‥ silvis ~issimis ‥ obsito Gir. EH I 5; s1415 mirum est quod dempsissimam ausus sit aggredi Francorum silvam [i. e. exercitum] Chr. S. Alb. 93. b sic migrando mansit de ~o in condenso Æthelw. II 17; [lepores Hibernici] in ~o, tanquam vulpes, et in operto non in aperto diffugiunt Gir. TH I 24. 2 (of matter) dense. b thick, packed, coming thick and fast. c (as sb. n.) density, solidity. universaliter conjuncta sunt gravitas et grossities vel densitas, ut patet in elementis. et quod est grossissimum vel ~issimum est gravissimum Fishacre Quaest. 49. b agmine denso Gildas EB 9; [nix] nimbo / densior et nebulis Aldh. Aen. 67 (Cribellus) 4; stipatur milite denso Id. VirgV 1408 (cf. ib. 1118: faretrarum densas sufferre sagittas); ~um, spissum GlC D 43; frequentes, ~os, multos, gelomlican GlH F 717; pridie transfertur arca densissima ab undis Kal. M. A. I 404; [nebularum] sicut quedam tenues sunt, ita alie ~e, alie ~issime; ‥ ~iores itaque ‥ in nubes primo concrescunt Adel. QN 64; Bart. Angl. III 17 (v. diaphaneitas); quasi jam Satana ‥ ~os congressus constiparet Ad. Marsh Ep. 244 p. 409; Garl. Syn. 353. 1584A (v. cirrus b); 1450 (v. defensorius 1a). c rarum et ~um ad generationem successivam ordinantur, et similiter calidum et frigidum Hales Qu. 1306; dispositiones contrarie que sunt circa materiam primam ‥ sunt materiales, et sic rarum et dempsum; et sic rarum et dempsum faciunt primam contrarietatem Bacon XIII 37. 3 (of darkness) dense (also fig.). ad ~am ‥ noctem Lib. Eli. III 43 (v. consumere 1b); in tenebris ignorancie dempsissimis Bacon I 4 (cf. ib. 7: in signum dempsum ignorancie).

dēnsus, (9) a, um (cf. δασύς), ¶ 1 épais, serré, pressé, compact : silvæ densiores Cæs. G. 3, 29, forêts plus épaisses, cf. G. 4, 38 ; hostes densi Virg. En. 2, 511, ennemis en rangs serrés || densus lucus juncis et arundine Ov. F. 6, 411, bois sacré où poussent drus les joncs et les roseaux ¶ 2 fréquent, non clairsemé : densi divum amores Virg. G. 4, 347, les nombreuses amours des dieux ; densis ictibus Virg. En. 5, 459, à coups pressés, cf. Hor. O. 3, 5, 31 ; Ov. P. 4, 7, 15 ¶ 3 [fig.] plein, condensé : densa vox Quint. 11, 3, 63, voix qui se ramasse ; densior Demosthenes, Cicero copiosior Quint. 10, 1, 106, Démosthène est dʼun style plus plein, Cicéron plus abondant || -issimus Cæs. G. 7, 46, 3.

dēnsus, a, um

1. dicht [silva; umbra; aequor bevroren; aër; imber];
2. (poët.; postklass.) in dichte drommen, opeengehoopt [hostes; arma; aristae; agmen];
3. (Verg.) talrijk, ononderbroken [ictūs; suboles];
4. (Ov.) dichtbezet, vol (met: abl.); ➤ caput -um caesarie;
5. (Ov.) aanhoudend, krachtig, hevig [frigoris asperitas].

densus , a, um. adj. c. s.
稠者。屢。重複者。— aquilo 積雲之北風。Locus arboribus densus 稠林。Densior soboles 子孫殊多。Imber densissimus 大點之雨。

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dēnsus adj.

with comp.and sup, thick, close, compact, dense, crowded: silva: densiores silvae, Cs.: densissimae silvae, Cs.: densum umeris volgus, H.: litus, sandy, O.: caligo, V.: densissima nox, pitch-dark, O.: pingue, firm, V.: Austri, cloudy, V.—Poet., with abl, thickly set, covered, full: loca silvestribus saepibus densa: specus virgis ac vimine, O.: ficus pomis, O.: trames caligine opacā, O.—In space, thick, close, set close: densissima castra, Cs.: apes, V.: ministri, O.: densior suboles, V.: nec scuta densi Deponunt, when thronging, V.—In time, thick, frequent, continuous (poet.): ictūs, V.: tela, V.: plagae, H.: amores, V.

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