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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Geier and his father, Mark Geier, were named in 2010 by Nature magazine to be among the top science deniers.—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025 Although these participants guessed that about half of their leaders were climate-change deniers, only about 10 percent truly fell into that category, per the study.—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025 Certainly those climate change deniers insist easier farming will be the only consequence.—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025 This year, 137 election deniers will serve in the House and 20 in the Senate, according to a States United Action count.—April Rubin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for denier
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
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deny and -er (noun suffix)
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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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