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View usage for: (əbtjuːs, US -tuːs) 1. adjectiveSomeone who is obtuse has difficulty understanding things, or makes no effort to understand them. [formal] I've really been very obtuse and stupid. obtuseness uncountable noun Naivety bordering on obtuseness helped sustain his faith. 2. adjectiveAn obtuse angle is between 90° and 180°. Compare acute angle. [technical] More Synonyms of obtuse obtuse in British English (əbˈtjuːs) adjective1. slow to understand or emotionally insensitive 2. mathematicsa. (of an angle) lying between 90° and 180° b. (of a triangle) having one interior angle greater than 90° 4. indistinctly felt, heard, etc; dull obtuse pain 5. (of a leaf or similar flat part) having a rounded or blunt tip Derived forms obtusely (obˈtusely) adverb obtuseness (obˈtuseness) or obtusity (obˈtusity) noun Word origin C16: from Latin obtūsus dulled, past participle of obtundere to beat down; see obtundobtuse in American English (ɑbˈtus; əbˈtus; ɑbˈtjus; əbˈtjus) adjective1. not sharp or pointed; blunt 2. greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees an obtuse angle 3. slow to understand or perceive; dull or insensitive 4. not producing a sharp impression; not acute an obtuse pain SIMILAR WORDS: dull Derived forms obtusely (obˈtusely) adverb obtuseness (obˈtuseness) noun or obˈtusity Word origin L obtusus, blunted, dull, pp. of obtundere: see obtund Examples of 'obtuse' in a sentenceobtuse British English: obtuse ADJECTIVE Someone who is obtuse has difficulty understanding things, or makes no effort to understand them. I've really been very obtuse and stupid. - American English: obtuse
- Brazilian Portuguese: obtuso
- Chinese: 迟钝的
- European Spanish: obtuso
- French: obtus
- German: einfältig
- Italian: ottuso
- Japanese: 愚鈍な
- Korean: 둔한
- European Portuguese: obtuso
- Latin American Spanish: obtuso
Definition mentally slow or emotionally insensitive I think you're being deliberately obtuse. Synonyms slow dull sluggish simple-minded uncomprehending half-witted slow on the uptake (informal) dumb-ass (informal) doltish boneheaded (slang) thickheaded imperceptive muttonheaded (slang) thick as mince (Scottish, informal) woodenheaded (informal) Opposites quick , bright , sharp , keen , smart , clever , shrewd , astute Additional synonymsDefinition stupid or foolish I got treated as if I was a bit brainless. Synonyms stupid, simple, slow, thick, dull, foolish, dim (informal), dense, dumb (informal), sluggish, senseless, mindless, idiotic, simple-minded, dozy (British, informal), inane, witless, dopey (informal), unintelligent, half-witted, dumb-ass (slang), doltish, dead from the neck up (informal), thickheaded, slow-witted Definition stupid or dull You can be a bit dense sometimes. Synonyms stupid (informal), slow, thick, dull, dumb (informal), crass, dozy (British, informal), stolid, dopey (informal), moronic, obtuse, brainless, blockheaded, braindead (informal), dumb-ass (informal), dead from the neck up (informal), thickheaded, blockish, dim-witted (informal), slow-witted, thick-witted Definition mentally dull The new student wasn't as dim as we first thought. Synonyms stupid, slow, thick, dull, dense, dumb (informal), daft (informal), dozy (British, informal), obtuse, unintelligent, asinine, slow on the uptake (informal), doltish- obtainable
- obtrusive
- obtrusively
- obtuse
- obviate
- obvious
- obviously
Additional synonymsSynonyms stupid, silly, foolish, dense, dumb (informal), mindless, goofy (informal), idiotic, inane, dopey (informal), brainless, asinine, dumb-ass (slang), boneheaded (slang), dim-witted (informal), halfwitted, clottish (British, informal) Definition silly I was so dopey I believed him. Synonyms stupid, simple, slow, thick, silly, foolish, dense, dumb (informal), senseless, goofy (informal), idiotic, dozy (British, informal), asinine, dumb-ass (slang) Definition stupid and slow-witted Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake. Synonyms stupid, silly, daft (informal), senseless, goofy (informal) Definition stupid or slow to understand I came up with this dumb idea. Synonyms stupid, thick, dull, foolish, dense, dozy (British, informal), dim, obtuse, unintelligent, asinine, dim-witted (informal) Definition lacking in intelligence He's no fool, though perhaps a bit simple in some ways. Synonyms feeble-minded (informal), slow, thick, stupid, silly, shallow, foolish, dense, dumb (informal), feeble, moronic, obtuse, brainless, credulous, half-witted, dumb-ass (slang) Definition showing little or no emotion or interest in anything the stolid faces of the two detectives Synonyms apathetic, unemotional, dull, heavy, wooden, stupid, bovine, dozy (British, informal), obtuse, lumpish, doltishDefinition stupid, slow, or insensitive He speaks to me as if I'm thick. Synonyms stupid, dull, dense, insensitive, dozy (British, informal), dopey (informal), obtuse, brainless, blockheaded, dumb-ass (informal), thickheaded, dim-witted (informal), slow-witted He was abusive of Hemingway as an unintelligent philistine. Synonyms stupid, obtuse, dull, thick, foolish, dense, dozy (British, informal), unthinking, gormless (British, informal), brainless, empty-headed, unreasoning, dumb-ass (slang) Definition lacking intelligence or sense a witless piece of planning Synonyms foolish, crazy (informal), stupid, silly, dull, daft (informal), senseless, goofy (informal), idiotic, dozy (British, informal), inane, loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), moronic, obtuse, unintelligent, empty-headed, asinine, imbecilic, braindead (informal), dumb-ass (slang), halfwitted, rattlebrained (slang) |