Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obtuseness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
ob-tuse-ness
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being obtuse.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something that is obtuse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English obtuse Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English obtuseness From obtuse + -ness.

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Questions

What does obtuseness mean?
The quality of being obtuse.
Where does obtuseness come from?
Etymology tree English obtuse Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English obtuseness From obtuse + -ness.

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