denier
/di'naiə/
Definition
- Noun:
- One who denies: A person who refuses to admit the truth or existence of something.
- A former coin: Any of various small, obsolete European coins, originally of silver.
- A unit of fineness: A unit for measuring the fineness (mass per unit length) of yarn, especially silk, nylon, or rayon. A lower denier number indicates a finer, sheerer yarn.
Examples of Usage
Noun (One who denies):
- He was a denier of the scientific consensus on climate change.
- The denier refused to accept the evidence presented in court.
Noun (Unit of fineness):
- These tights are 15 denier, making them very sheer.
- With an evening dress, one wears 10 denier stockings.
Advanced Usage
"Holocaust denier": A person who denies the historical reality of the Holocaust.
- The organization works to combat the rhetoric of Holocaust deniers.
"Climate change denier": A person who rejects the scientific evidence for anthropogenic climate change.
- The debate featured a scientist and a well-known climate change denier.
Variants and Related Words
Deny (verb): To state that something is not true; to refuse to admit or accept something.
- The suspect continued to deny any involvement.
Denial (noun): The action of declaring something to be untrue; a refusal to grant a request.
- His denial of the allegations was firm and immediate.
Synonyms
- Noun (One who denies): Rejecter, disbeliever, gainsayer, contradictor.
- Noun (Unit): (No direct synonym; it is a specific technical term.)
Related Phrases
- "In denier": This is not a standard phrasal verb. The noun "denier" is not typically used to form phrasal verbs.
Related Idioms
- No common idioms directly incorporate the word "denier." It is primarily used in its literal senses or in specific compound terms (e.g., "climate denier").
Noun
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one who denies
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any of various former European coins of different denominations
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a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon
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with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings
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