obtuseness

Noun

Meaning

State or quality of being obtuse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dullness density simplicity ignorance absurdity folly stupidity apathy foolishness slowness silliness lunacy bewilderment idiocy dumbness
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Antonyms

acuteness education intelligence magic perception judgment
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Hypernyms

stupidity dullness bluntness

Hyponyms

oscitancy oscitance

Examples

Don't you see?” I said. "He could change every detail, but he couldn't change her.” "But why?” His obtuseness frustrated me. "Because he was in love with her!” I said. "Because, to him, she was the only thing that was real. Nicole Krauss

Little by little it became evident that those who used great gifts, and even genius, to establish the truth of the after life, or to seek contact with their beloved dead, suffered from a strange blindness, and obtuseness of the spirit. Olaf Stapledon

Resenting the obtuseness of others is not good ground for shooting oneself in the foot. Amartya Sen

Economists can often be remarkably obtuse, failing to see things that are right in front of them. But sometimes a bit of obtuseness is not entirely a bad thing. Paul Krugman

Aside from being bad sportsmanship - Romney basically said Obama won by cheating - he was displaying the same obtuseness about the wants and needs of ordinary people that did more to torpedo his campaign than any goodies Obama might have had to dole out. John Podhoretz

Close letter words and terms

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