də-ˈnir də-ˈnyā : a small originally silver coin formerly used in western Europe
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ˈde-nyər : 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
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Zhou, who will turn 18 two weeks before the November election, is eager to see former President Trump, a climate denier, defeated.—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 What happened was, after January 6, 2021, Big Tech, like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, et cetera, kicked off a lot of election deniers.—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024 But this kind of episode — which saw local officials blocking the mundane administrative task of certifying the result — is emerging as a strategy among election deniers in pivotal presidential states around the country.—Madeleine May, CBS News, 13 July 2024 Someone has to stand up for the planet against global warming deniers.—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for denier
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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
: a unit of fineness for silk, rayon, or nylon yarn
Etymology
Noun
deny and -er (noun suffix)
Noun
Middle English denere "small silver coin formerly used in Europe," from early French denier (same meaning), from Latin denarius "coin valued at 10 asses," derived from deni "ten each," from decem "ten"
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