Obtuseness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being obtuse, in any sense.
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  • noun. State or quality of being obtuse.
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  • noun. Something that is obtuse
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  • noun. the quality of being slow to understand
  • noun. the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point
    • Word Usage
    "Mrs. Blackwell writes her teasingly about what she calls her obtuseness, going straight ahead with her work, never knowing when she was snubbed or defeated, giving the undiluted doctrine to people without ever perceiving their frantic efforts to escape, and ignoring all the humorous features of the campaigns."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bluntness  dullness  
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    Philistinism  archaism  callousness  disinclination  fatuity  
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