denier

Denier is defined as someone who refuses to admit something.

(noun)

An example of a denier is a criminal who claims to be innocent.

The definition of a denier is a unit of measurement of the fineness of a thread or fiber.

(noun)

An example of a denier is a microfiber that measures one denier or less.

See denier in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a small, obsolete French coin of little value
a unit of weight for measuring the fineness of threads of silk, rayon, nylon, etc., equal to .05 gram per 450 meters

Origin: ME dener < OFr denier < L denarius, denarius

noun

a person who denies

See denier in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One that denies: a denier of harsh realities.

noun

also (dĕnˈyər) A unit of fineness for rayon, nylon, and silk fibers, based on a standard mass per length of 1 gram per 9,000 meters of yarn.
also (də-nîrˈ)
a. A small coin of varying composition and value current in western Europe from the eighth century until the French Revolution.
b. Archaic A small, trifling sum.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English denere, a coin

Origin: , from Old French dener

Origin: , from Latin dēnārius; see denarius

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