denier
/dəˈnɪə(ɹ)/
denier noun: an old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
Noun (1)
denier (plural deniers)
- An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
- A bronze denier bearing the inscription CONRADUS around a central cross, was minted in Lugdunum.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 117
- 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.
- Upstairs she rummaged through her chest of drawers, finally unearthing an unopened pack of ten denier barely blacks.2002, Jill Mansell, Staying at Daisy's
Noun (2)
IPA/dɪˈnaɪə(ɹ)/
denier (plural deniers)
- One who denies or forbids something.
- Also, visitation deniers don't always get off with a slap on the wrist.2003, ABA Journal, volume 89
- One who denies the existence of something.
- Holocaust denier
- global warming denier
denier meaning in Punjabi and Arabic
denier in Punjabi
- denier, one who denies
- ਮੁਨਕਿਰ munkir
denier in Arabic
- person who denies the existence of something
- مُنْكِر munkir
Examples of denier in a sentence
- Money is still the main answer: Almost all prominent climate deniers are on the fossil-fuel take.
- And don't forget that this mistake was highlighted not by deniers but by scientists themselves.
- President Trump unfortunately is a climate denier.
Forms of denier
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Origin of denier
Borrowed from French denier, from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar, denarius, dinar, diner, dinero, and dinheiro.
From deny + -er.
Words formed from denier
Words that rhyme with denier
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about denier
- What does denier mean?
- Denier means an old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
- What is denier in Punjabi?
- Denier in Punjabi is ਮੁਨਕਿਰ (munkir). See Denier meaning in Punjabi.
- What part of speech is denier?
- Denier is a noun.
- How do you pronounce denier?
- Denier is pronounced /dəˈnɪə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of denier?
- The plural of denier is deniers.
Words near denier in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: denier (page history and authors); ਮੁਨਕਿਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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