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obtusity

obtusity noun: obtuseness.

Noun

obtusity (countable and uncountable, plural obtusities)

  1. obtuseness
    • Some ladies would have thought it high time to leave the Squire alone with his chestnut tree; or, at all events, unnecessary to keep up that tone of high-souled feminine obtusity which they are quite justified in adopting if the gentlemen will not speak out—but Jane again does neither.1848 December, “Vanity Fair--and Jane Eyre”, in London Quarterly Review, Elizabeth: Rigby
    Synonyms:
    obtuseness

Synonyms of obtusity

Forms of obtusity

pluralobtusities

Origin of obtusity

From obtuse + -ity, from Latin obtusitas.

Questions about obtusity

What does obtusity mean?
Obtusity means obtuseness.
What part of speech is obtusity?
Obtusity is a noun.
What is the plural of obtusity?
The plural of obtusity is obtusities.

Words near obtusity in the dictionary

  1. obtusin
  2. obtusing
  3. obtusion
  4. obtusish
  5. obtusities
  6. obtusity
  7. obtustatin
  8. obtustatins
  9. OBU
  10. OBUA
  11. Obuasi

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