Obtuseness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being slow to understand

the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əbtˈuːsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒbtjˈuːsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒbtjˈuːsnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /əbtˈuːsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dullness

Antonyms

acuteness

Word Forms

dull	adjective	slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
obtuse	adjective	lacking in insight or discernment; ; - Jasper Griffin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beschränktheit

die Eigenschaft, langsam zu verstehen

🇫🇷French

stupidité

la qualité d'être lent à comprendre

🇪🇸Spanish

torpeza

la cualidad de ser lento para entender

🇮🇹Italian

ottusità

la qualità di essere lenti a capire

🇳🇱Dutch

stompzinnigheid

de kwaliteit van traag zijn om te begrijpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

obtusidade

qualidade de ser lento para entender

🇷🇺Russian

тупость

качество медленного понимания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जड़ता

समझने में धीमे होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থূলতা

বুঝতে ধীর হওয়ার গুণ

🇮🇳Tamil

மழுப்பல்

புரிந்து கொள்ள மெதுவாக இருக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఖత్వం

అర్థం చేసుకోవడానికి నెమ్మదిగా ఉండటం యొక్క నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

आडमुठेपणा

समजण्यास मंद असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખતા

સમજવામાં ધીમું હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂದತನ

ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ദബുദ്ധി

മനസ്സിലാക്കാൻ മന്ദഗതിയിലുള്ള ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਨੂੰਨਤਾ

ਸਮਝਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੌਲੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مبہم پن

سمجھنے میں سست ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迟钝

理解缓慢的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

鈍さ

理解が遅いという性質

🇰🇷Korean

둔감함

이해가 느린 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngu ngốc

chất lượng của việc hiểu chậm

🇹🇭Thai

ความป้าน

คุณภาพของการเข้าใจช้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat bodoh

kualitas menjadi lambat untuk memahami

🇵🇭Filipino

katamaran

ang kalidad ng pagiging mabagal umintindi

🇲🇾Malay

kebodohan

kualiti lambat faham

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلادة

نوعية البطء في الفهم

🇮🇷Persian

کلفتی

کیفیت دیر فهمیدن

🇹🇷Turkish

kalın kafalılık

anlamakta yavaş olmanın kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲטִימוּת

האיכות של להיות איטי להבנה

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