obtuseness
101obtuse — (adj.) early 15c., from M.Fr. obtus (fem. obtuse), from L. obtusus blunted, dull, pp. of obtundere to beat against, make dull, from ob against (see OB (Cf. ob )) + tundere to beat, from PIE * (s)tud e to beat, strike, push, thrust, fr …
102stupidness — n. foolishness, dullness, obtuseness, dumbness …
103obtuse — adjective 1》 annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. 2》 (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°. 3》 not sharp pointed or sharp edged; blunt. Derivatives obtusely adverb obtuseness noun obtusity noun Origin ME: from L. obtusus,… …
104stolidity — n. Stupidity, dulness, foolishness, doltishness, obtuseness, stolidness …
105stupefaction — n. 1. Lethargy, stupor, numbness. 2. Insensibility, dulness, obtuseness, torpor, stupidity …
106stupidity — n. 1. Dulness, obtuseness, insensibility, sottishness, blockishness, doltishness, senselessness, sluggishness of understanding, slowness of apprehension. 2. Lifelessness, heaviness, insipidity, tameness, vapidness, want of interest, stupidness. 3 …
107obtuse — adjective 1 slow to understand things, in a way that is annoying: an obtuse lout of a man | be obtuse (=pretend to not understand something): Is he being deliberately obtuse? 2 obtuse angle technical an angle between 90 and 180 degrees obtusely… …
108acumen — penetration, *discernment, insight, perception, discrimination Analogous words: shrewdness, sagacity, perspicacity, astuteness (see corresponding adjectives at SHREWD): sharpness, keenness, acuteness (see corresponding adjectives at SHARP)… …
109blind — adj Blind, sightless, purblind mean lacking or deficient in the power to see or to discriminate objects. Blind is used to imply absence or deprivation or gross restriction of the power of vision, either by congenital defect or as a result of… …
110insensible — 1 Insensible, insensitive, impassible, anesthetic mean unresponsive to stimuli or to external influences. Insensible usually implies total unresponsiveness, and therefore unawareness or unconsciousness such as may result from blunted powers of… …
