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obtundities

obtundities is the plural of obtundity.

Meaning of obtundity

Noun

obtundity (usually uncountable, plural obtundities)

  1. (often, rare, usually) The state or characteristic of having dulled senses or limited awareness.
    • [T]here are beings [who] . . . revel, with a lively zest, among all the things that are most foul and loathsome. . . . Sensuality, force of temper, inertness, obtundity of perception, personal idolatry, and the destitution of the higher and better emotions of humanity, are the ingredients of a...1824, Theophrastus (author), Francis Howell (translator), The Characters of Theophrastus, Josiah Taylor (London), p. 237 (Google preview)

Questions about obtundities

What is obtundities the plural of?
Obtundities is the plural of obtundity.

Words near obtundities in the dictionary

  1. obtundent
  2. obtundents
  3. obtunder
  4. obtunders
  5. obtunding
  6. obtundities
  7. obtundity
  8. obtunds
  9. obturacle
  10. obturacles
  11. obturacula

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