denier

1 of 2

noun (1)

de·​ni·​er di-ˈnī(-ə)r 

dē-

: one who denies

deniers of the truth

denier

2 of 2

noun (2)

de·​nier

1

də-ˈnir  də-ˈnyā  : a small originally silver coin formerly used in western Europe

2

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

Examples of denier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There was the invasion, the election deniers, and a leader provoking his audience to do something. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025

Mayor Koch is only feeding into the doubters and deniers who fail to recognize that sometimes the truth hurts, but what’s the other option? —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

During a podcast interview in our office yesterday, Patagonia’s Ryan Gellert compared the president’s comments to gravity-deniers who walk out of a third-floor window and fall to the ground. —Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025

That such harmony could exist between an object-maker like Calder and an object-denier like Duchamp, who dreamed of an art made only of ideas, suggests that the engines of art are always oscillating. —Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from denier "to deny" + -er -er entry 2

Noun (2)

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

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing denier

• climate change denier
• climate denier

Kids Definition

denier

1 of 2 noun

de·​ni·​er di-ˈnī(-ə)r 

: one who denies

denier

2 of 2 noun

den·​ier

ˈden-yər

: a unit of fineness for silk, rayon, or nylon yarn

Etymology

Noun

deny and -er (noun suffix)

Noun

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"