denier
1 of 2noun (1)
de·ni·er di-ˈnī(-ə)r 
dē-
: one who denies
deniers of the truth
denier
2 of 2noun (2)
de·nier
1
də-ˈnir də-ˈnyā : a small originally silver coin formerly used in western Europe
də-ˈnyā : a small originally silver coin formerly used in western Europe 2
ˈde-nyər : a unit of fineness for yarn equal to the fineness of a yarn weighing one gram for each 9000 meters
: a unit of fineness for yarn equal to the fineness of a yarn weighing one gram for each 9000 meters 100-denier yarn is finer than 150-denier yarn
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from denier "to deny" + -er -er entry 2
Noun (2)
Middle English denere, from Anglo-French dener, denier, from Latin denarius, coin worth ten asses, from denarius containing ten, from deni ten each, from decem ten — more at ten
First Known Use
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing denier
- free-in-county
- free-liver
- free-living
- free-minded
- free-range
- free-ranging
- free-soil
- free-soiler
- free-soilism
- free-solo
- free-soloed
- free-soloes
- free-soloing
- free-spirited
- free-spoken
- free-state man
- free-swimming
- free-swinging
- free-tailed bat
- free-trade zone
- free-willer
- free-willist
- free/spare time
- freebase
- freebased