The difference between Dense and Rarefied
When used as adjectives, dense means having relatively high density, whereas rarefied means distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people.
Dense is also noun with the meaning: a thicket.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dense and Rarefied
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Dense as an adjective:
Having relatively high density.
Examples:
"synonyms: solid"
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Dense as an adjective:
Compact; crowded together.
Examples:
"synonyms: compact crowded packed Thesaurus:compact"
"ant diffuse Thesaurus:diffuse"
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Dense as an adjective:
Thick; difficult to penetrate.
Examples:
"synonyms: thick solid"
"ant thin"
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Dense as an adjective:
Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
Examples:
"synonyms: cloudy opaque Thesaurus:opaque"
"ant clear diaphanous see-through translucent transparent Thesaurus:transparent Thesaurus:translucent"
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Dense as an adjective:
Obscure, or difficult to understand.
Examples:
"synonyms: abstruse difficult hard incomprehensible obscure tough Thesaurus:incomprehensible"
"ant clear comprehensible easy simple straightforward understandable Thesaurus:comprehensible"
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Dense as an adjective (mathematics, topology):
Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on s for mathematical definition.
Examples:
"ant meager"
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Dense as an adjective:
Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.
Examples:
"synonyms: dumb slow stupid thick Thesaurus:stupid"
"ant bright canny intelligent quick quick-witted smart Thesaurus:intelligent"
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Dense as a noun:
A thicket.
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Rarefied as an adjective:
Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.
Examples:
"Philosophical debates can be quite rarefied."
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Rarefied as an adjective:
Elevated in style or nature, sublime; of high intellectual or moral value.
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Rarefied as an adjective (of a gas etc.):
Less dense than usual; thin.
Examples:
"The air at high altitudes at the top of mountains is rarefied."
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Rarefied as a verb: