denier
denier — noun
- deniersingular
- deniersplural
1. someone who openly insists a well-known event never took place, or that an estab
someone who openly insists a well-known event never took place, or that an established fact is wrong — usually despite clear evidence against them
Climate change deniers still appeared on Christopher's talk show every other week.
compound: climate change denier
Holocaust deniers were banned from speaking at the university after student protests.
compound: Holocaust denier (most common usage)
Tuan called the politician a denier of basic medical science.
The mayor lost the election after voters labelled him a vaccine denier.
Xiu argued online with election deniers for hours every night.
- skeptic
milder; doubts rather than rejects, often open to evidence
- negationist
academic term, mainly used for Holocaust denial
- doubter
neutral; questions without firm rejection
- believer
accepts the claim as true
- acknowledger
openly admits the fact, formal
文法句型
denier of [event/fact]
[adjective] + denier
用法筆記
Almost always used as a compound: 'climate denier', 'Holocaust denier', 'vaccine denier', 'election denier'. The pattern attaches the topic being denied directly before the noun.
常見錯誤
2. a unit used to measure how fine or thick a single thread of nylon, silk, or simi
a unit used to measure how fine or thick a single thread of nylon, silk, or similar material is, used especially for tights and stockings
Élise picked up a pair of 40 denier black tights for the winter.
pattern: [number] denier + [noun]
Gabriel asked the shop assistant for 15 denier stockings instead of the thicker ones.
pattern: low denier = thin, sheer
The label said 70 denier, which Antonia knew meant they would last longer than 20.
Lakshmi only wears tights of at least 80 denier when she runs in cold weather.
- weight (of yarn)
general industry term; less precise than denier
文法句型
[number] + denier
[number]-denier + [noun]
用法筆記
Usually appears after a number (e.g. '40 denier'). Lower numbers mean thinner, more see-through fabric; higher numbers mean thicker and warmer. The word is unchanged in the plural after a number.
常見錯誤
3. a small silver coin once used across western Europe, especially in France during
a small silver coin once used across western Europe, especially in France during the Middle Ages
Ada found three medieval deniers in the soil behind the old church wall.
historical context: medieval Europe
A loaf of bread in 1200 might cost only a few deniers.
historical pricing context
The museum keeps a tray of French deniers from the reign of Charlemagne.
Tariro studied how the silver denier spread through trade routes during the twelfth century.
- penny
rough English equivalent during the medieval period
文法句型
[number] + deniers
用法筆記
A historical term you mostly meet in museum labels, coin catalogues, or books about medieval Europe. Now obsolete as currency.