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10 Language-to-English DictionariesObtusidad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ob-tu-si-dad
"Su obtusidad para entender la situación era frustrante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being dull or slow to understand; lack of sharpness or quickness of mind.
"His obtuseness in grasping the concept frustrated the teacher." - 2
A state of being blunt or not sharp, often used metaphorically.
"The obtuseness of the knife made it ineffective for cutting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'obtuseness' originates from the Latin 'obtusus', meaning 'blunt' or 'dull', which evolved through Middle French 'obtus' before entering English in the late 14th century. The term has shifted from a physical description to denote a lack of mental sharpness or sensitivity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obtuseness" is said worldwide
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Obtusité
Transliteration: ob-tü-zi-tay
"Son obtusité à comprendre les instructions était frustrante."
Stumpfheit
Transliteration: shtoomf-hite
"Seine Stumpfheit beim Lernen war offensichtlich."
Ottusità
Transliteration: ot-tu-si-tà
"La sua ottusità nel comprendere il problema era evidente."
Obtusidad
Transliteration: ob-tu-si-dad
"Su obtusidad para entender la situación era frustrante."
Obtusidade
Transliteration: ob-tu-si-da-de
"A obtusidade dele em perceber o problema era evidente."
मूर्खता
Transliteration: moorkhata
"उसकी मूर्खता को समझना मुश्किल था।"
迟钝
Transliteration: chídùn
"他的迟钝让人感到沮丧。"
둔함
Transliteration: dunham
"그의 둔함은 이해하는 데 어려움을 주었다."
鈍さ
Transliteration: nibusa
"彼の鈍さは理解するのを難しくした。"
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