Obtuseness

ob·tuse  (b-ts, -tys, b-)

adj. ob·tus·er, ob·tus·est

1.

a. Lacking quickness of perception or intellect.

b. Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity: an obtuse remark.

c. Not distinctly felt: an obtuse pain.

2.

a. Not sharp, pointed, or acute in form; blunt.

b. Having an obtuse angle: an obtuse triangle.

c. Botany. Having a blunt or rounded tip: an obtuse leaf.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin obtsus, past participle of obtundere, to blunt; see obtund.]

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ob·tusely adv.

ob·tuseness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	obtuseness - the quality of being slow to understand dullness stupidity - a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience oscitance, oscitancy - drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning
	2.	obtuseness - the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point bluntness, dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" acuteness - the quality of having a sharp edge or point