Definitions for obtuse
əbˈtus, -ˈtyusob·tuse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. obtuseadjective

   of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees

2. obtuseadjective

   (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex

3. obtuse, purblindadjective

   lacking in insight or discernment

   "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin

4. dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slowadjective

   slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

   "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. obtuseadjective

   Blunt; not sharp.

2. obtuseadjective

   Intellectually dull or dim-witted.

3. obtuseadjective

   Indirect or circuitous.

4. obtuseadjective

   Of sound: deadened or muffled.

5. obtuseadjective

   Of an angle: greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.

6. obtuseadjective

   Of a triangle: with one obtuse angle.

7. Etymology: From obtusus, past participle of obtundere, from +.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OBTUSEadjective

   Etymology: obtusus, Latin.

   1. Not pointed; not acute.2. Not quick; dull; stupid.

   Thy senses then
   Obtuse, all taste of pleasures must forego. John Milton, P. Lost.

   3. Not shrill; obscure: as, an obtuse sound.

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1. obtuse

   Obtuse generally refers to an angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. In a broader sense, it can also be used to describe someone or something as not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obtuse

   not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees

2. Obtuse

   not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses

3. Obtuse

   dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound

4. Etymology: [L. obtusus, p. p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See Obtund.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Obtuse

   ob-tūs′, adj. blunt: not pointed: (bot.) blunt or rounded at the point, as a leaf: stupid: not shrill: (geom.) greater than a right angle.—adjs. Obtuse′-ang′led, Obtuse′-ang′ular, having an angle greater than a right angle.—adv. Obtuse′ly.—ns. Obtuse′ness, Obtus′ity. [Fr.,—L. obtusus—obtundĕre, to blunt—ob, against, tundĕre, to beat.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obtuse

   気まぐれな、移り気な　in Japanese.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on July 24, 2019  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obtuse

   not pointed: an angle greater than a right angle: opposed to acute. Obtuse-angulate: two markings or margins meeting so as to form an obtuse angle.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of obtuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of obtuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of obtuse in a Sentence

1. Georges Bataille:

   Sanity is the lot of those who are most obtuse, for lucidity destroys one's equilibrium: it is unhealthy to honestly endure the labors of the mind which incessantly contradict what they have just established.

2. Denis Diderot:

   The following general definition of an animal: a system of different organic molecules that have combined with one another, under the impulsion of a sensation similar to an obtuse and muffled sense of touch given to them by the creator of matter as a whole, until each one of them has found the most suitable position for its shape and comfort.

3. Bret Hart:

   I think Martha, Owen's widow, she's a very obtuse, square-headed person. I think she's done more to erase my brother Owen's memory than she ever did to remember him.

4. James Clyburn:

   But the onus, the responsibility lies with Senator McConnell to stop being so obtuse and get about the business of organizing this trial.

5. Alfred Jarry:

   It is because the public are a mass -- inert, obtuse, and passive -- that they need to be shaken up from time to time so that we can tell from their bear-like grunts where they are -- and also where they stand. They are pretty harmless, in spite of their numbers, because they are fighting against intelligence.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=obtuse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obtuse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=obtuse
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obtuse
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=obtuse
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=obtuse