obtuseness
121stupidity — n 1. dull wittedness, Inf. dumbness, unintelligence, fatuity, insensateness, betise; imbecility, Inf. moronism, Inf. moronity, retardation, subnor mality; empty headedness, brainlessness, mindlessness; dullness, Inf. dopiness, witlessness,… …
122density — den•si•ty [[t]ˈdɛn sɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the state or quality of being dense; compactness 2) stupidity; obtuseness 3) cvb the average number of inhabitants, dwellings, or the like, per unit of area: a population density of 100 persons per… …
123obtuse — /əbˈtjus / (say uhb tyoohs), /ɒb / (say ob ) adjective 1. blunt in form; not sharp or acute. 2. (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity. 3. not sensitive or observant; stupid; dull in perception, feeling, or intellect. 4. indistinctly… …
124acumen — [n] ability to understand and reason acuity, acuteness, astuteness, awareness, brains, brilliance, cleverness, comprehension, cunning, discernment, discrimination, farsightedness, good taste, grasp, guile, ingenuity, insight, intellect,… …
125ignorance — [n] unintelligence, inexperience benightedness, bewilderment, blindness, callowness, crudeness, darkness, denseness, disregard, dumbness, empty headedness*, fog*, half knowledge, illiteracy, incapacity, incomprehension, innocence, inscience,… …
126obtuse — ► 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. ORIGIN Latin obtusus, from obtundere beat ag …
127obtusely — obtuse ► 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. ORIGIN Latin obtusus, from obtundere… …
128impassive — [im pas′iv] adj. [< IN 2 + PASSIVE] 1. not feeling pain; not liable to suffering; insensible 2. not feeling or showing emotion; placid; calm impassively [im΄pə siv′ə tē] adv. impassivity [im΄pa siv′i tē] n. impassiveness …
