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denier

 
Dictionary: de·ni·er1   (dĭ-nī'ər) pronunciation
n.
One that denies: a denier of harsh realities.


den·ier2 (dən-yā') pronunciation
n.
  1. (also dĕn'yər) A unit of fineness for rayon, nylon, and silk fibers, based on a standard mass per length of 1 gram per 9,000 meters of yarn.
  2. (also də-nîr')
    1. A small coin of varying composition and value current in western Europe from the eighth century until the French Revolution.
    2. Archaic. A small, trifling sum.

[Middle English denere, a coin, from Old French dener, from Latin dēnārius. See denarius.]


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[Etymology: Lat: denarius] textiles. Symbol Td. See yarn units.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon

Meaning #2: any of various former European coins of different denominations

Meaning #3: one who denies


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - denier, vægt i gram pr. 9000 m. tråd

2.
n. - benægter, fornægter

Nederlands (Dutch)
denier (diktemaat voor nylon(s))

Français (French)
1.
n. - personne qui nie (qch, d'avoir fait qch), négateur (littér)

2.
n. - denier (une pièce), denier (de collants)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Denier (Fadenstärke-Einheit)

2.
n. - Ablehnende(r), Verweigerer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αρνητής, (για υφάσματα) ντενιέ, μέτρο βάρους

Italiano (Italian)
negatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - negador (m)

Русский (Russian)
денье

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - quien niega

2.
n. - denier, moneda francesa, denario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - denier

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 否认者, 拒绝者

2. 极少量的金额, 古时法国银币

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 極少量的金額, 古時法國銀幣

2.
n. - 否認者, 拒絕者

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 부정자

2.
n. - 데니르(프랑스의 옛날 화폐), 데니어(섬유나 실의 굵기 단위)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 否定者, ドゥニエ, わずかの額, デニール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وحدة قياس, مدى جودة خيوط النيلون أو الحرير أو غيرها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מידת דקות לחוטי משי ופלסטיק‬
n. - ‮מטבע צרפתית ביניימית‬


 
 

 

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