denier Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon
    • with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings
  2. noun any of various former European coins of different denominations
  3. noun one who denies

WordNet

De*ni"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or of Christ.
De*nier" noun
Etymology
F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See Ten, and cf. Denary, Dinar.
Definitions
  1. A small copper coin of insignificant value.
    My dukedom to a beggarly denier. Shak.

Webster 1913