OBTUSENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of lacking a sharp edge or point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("obtuseness" is a kind of...):

bluntness; dullness (without sharpness or clearness of edge or point)

Antonym:

acuteness (the quality of having a sharp edge or point)

Derivation:

obtuse ((of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex)

Meaning:

The quality of being slow to understand

Synonyms:

dullness; obtuseness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("obtuseness" is a kind of...):

stupidity (a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "obtuseness"):

oscitance; oscitancy (drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning)

Derivation:

obtuse (slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity)

obtuse (lacking in insight or discernment)