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values (as of money)

3 : a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing : NAME; especially : a general name for a category

4 : a religious organization uniting local congregations in a single body

— de·nom·i·na·tion·al adjective

de·nom·i·na·tor noun : the part of a fraction that is below the line indicating division

de·no·ta·tion noun 1 : an act or process of denoting

2 : the thing one conveys or intends to convey esp. by language; especially : a direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or associated idea

3 : a denoting term : NAME

Synonyms

[2] drift, import, intent, meaning, purport, sense, significance, signification—more at MEANING

[3] appellation, cognomen, designation, handle, name, title—more at NAME

de·no·ta·tive adjective 1 : denoting or tending to denote

2 : relating to denotation

Synonyms

indicative, significant, telltale—more at INDICATIVE

de·note verb 1 : to mark out plainly : INDICATE

2 : to make known

3 : to serve as a linguistic expression of the notion of : MEAN

Synonyms

express, import, mean, signify, spell—more at MEAN

de·noue·ment noun [ORIGIN: F dénouement, lit., untying]

: the final outcome of the dramatic complications in a literary work

de·nounce verb de·nounced; de·nounc·ing 1 : to pronounce esp. publicly to be blameworthy or evil

2 : to inform against : ACCUSE

3 : to announce formally the termination of (as a treaty)

— de·nounce·ment noun

Synonyms

censure, condemn, damn, decry, reprehend, reprobate—more at CONDEMN

blame, criticize, fault, knock, pan—more at CRITICIZE

de no·vo adverb or adjective [ORIGIN: L]

: over again : ANEW

dense adjective dens·er; dens·est 1 : marked by compactness or crowding together of parts : THICK <~ forest>

2 : slow to understand : STUPID

— dense·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] close, compact, crowded, packed, serried, thick, tight—more at CLOSE

[2] dull, dumb, obtuse, simple, slow, stupid, thick

dense·ness noun : the quality or state of being dense

Synonyms

dopiness, obtuseness, stupidity

den·si·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the quality or state of being dense

2 : the quantity of something per unit volume, unit area, or unit length

dent noun 1 : a small depressed place made by a blow or by pressure

2 : an impression or weakening effect made usu. against resistance

3 : initial progress

— dent verb

Synonyms

cavity, concavity, depression, hole, hollow, indentation, pit, recess—more at HOLE

den·tal adjective : of or relating to teeth or dentistry

— den·tal·ly adverb

dental floss noun : a thread used to clean between the teeth

dental hygienist noun : a person licensed to clean and examine teeth

den·tate adjective : having pointed projections : NOTCHED

den·ti·frice noun [ORIGIN: ME dentifricie, fr. L dentifricium, fr. dent-, dens tooth + fricare to rub]

: a powder, paste, or liquid for cleaning the teeth

den·tin or den·tine noun : a calcareous material like bone but harder and denser that composes the principal mass of a tooth

den·tist noun : a person licensed in the care, treatment, and replacement of teeth

— den·tist·ry noun

den·ti·tion noun : the number, kind, and arrangement of teeth (as of a person or animal); also : TEETH

den·ture noun : a set of teeth; especially : a partial or complete set of false teeth

de·nude verb de·nud·ed; de·nud·ing : to strip the covering from

— de·nu·da·tion noun

de·nun·ci·a·tion noun : the act of denouncing; especially : a public condemnation

Synonyms

censure, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, stricture—more at CENSURE

de·ny verb de·nied; de·ny·ing 1 : to declare untrue

2 : to refuse to recognize or acknowledge : DISAVOW

3 : to refuse to grant <~ a request>

4 : to reject as false <~ a theory>

Synonyms

[1] contradict, disallow, disavow, disclaim, gainsay, negate, negative, reject, repudiate; also disown, renounce; challenge, confute, disprove, rebut, refute; disagree (with), dispute

Antonyms

acknowledge, admit, allow,

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