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denier

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • dənyā'
  • dənî(r)'
  • /dəˈnɪə(ɹ)/
  • dĕn'yə r
  • /ˈdɛnɪə(ɹ)/
  • /ˈdɛnɪeɪ/
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  • rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
  • dĭnī'ə r
  • /dɪˈnaɪə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One who denies or forbids something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

One who denies the existence of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Holocaust denier
  • global warming denier
  • AIDS denier

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

one who denies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: disputant, controversialist, eristic

6

noun

Meaning 6

any of various former European coins of different denominations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: coin

7

noun

Meaning 7

a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unit of measurement, unit

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French denier, from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar, denarius, dinar, diner, dinero, and dinheiro.

Etymology tree English deny Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English denier From deny + -er.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: diner — coin
  • Catalan: denari — coin
  • Finnish: denier — coin
  • French: denier — coin
  • Italian: denaro — coin
  • Polish: miedziak — coin
  • Russian: денье́ (denʹjé) — coin
  • Finnish: denier — unit of fineness of yarn
  • French: denier — unit of fineness of yarn
  • Japanese: デニール (denīru) — unit of fineness of yarn
  • Korean: 데니어 (denieo) — unit of fineness of yarn
  • Polish: denier — unit of fineness of yarn
  • Russian: денье́ (denʹjé) — unit of fineness of yarn
  • Swedish: denier — unit of fineness of yarn
  • Arabic: مُنْكِر (munkir) — person who denies the existence of something
  • Danish: benægter — person who denies the existence of something
  • Finnish: kieltäjä — person who denies the existence of something
  • Galician: negador — person who denies the existence of something
  • Galician: negadora — person who denies the existence of something
  • German: Leugner — person who denies the existence of something
  • Polish: osoba zaprzeczająca — person who denies the existence of something
  • Portuguese: negador — person who denies the existence of something
  • Portuguese: negadora — person who denies the existence of something
  • Russian: отрицатель (otricatelʹ) — person who denies the existence of something
  • Russian: отрицательница (otricatelʹnica) — person who denies the existence of something
  • Serbo-Croatian: порицатељ (poricatelj) — person who denies the existence of something
  • Serbo-Croatian: порицатељка (poricateljka) — person who denies the existence of something
  • Slovak: popierač — person who denies the existence of something
  • Slovak: popieračka — person who denies the existence of something
  • Spanish: negador — person who denies the existence of something
  • Spanish: negadora — person who denies the existence of something
  • Turkish: inkârcı — person who denies the existence of something
  • Turkish: münkir — person who denies the existence of something
  • Volapük: noan — person who denies the existence of something
  • Volapük: hinoan — person who denies the existence of something
  • Volapük: jinoan — person who denies the existence of something