Synonyms for obtuseness
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being obtuse.
Forms
- Plural
- obtusenesses → stupidities, dullnesses, obtusities…
Choose the right word
Stupidity is sometimes loosely used for temporary dulness or partial stupor, but chiefly for innate and chronic dulness and sluggishness of mental action, obtuseness of apprehension, etc.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- stupidity There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.
- dullness I’ve had enough of life’s dullness.
By length
- 8 letters
- dullness2, obtusity
- 9 letters
- stupidity4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dullness2 = 2 syllables).