Obtuse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Translations

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

obtuse (comparative more obtuse, superlative most obtuse)

1. Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
2. Of sound, deadened or muffled.
3. Blunt, not sharp.
4. (geometry) Of an angle, greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
5. (geometry) Of a triangle, obtuse-angled.

Synonyms

• (intellectually dull): dense, dim, dim-witted, thick (informal)
• (of a sound): deadened, muffled
• (blunt): blunt, dull
• (of a triangle): obtuse-angled

Antonyms

• (intellectually dull): bright, intelligent, on the ball, quick off the mark, quick-witted, sharp, smart
• (of a sound): clear
• (blunt): pointed, sharp
• (of an angle): acute
• (of a triangle): acute, acute-angled

Translations

intellectually dull

of a sound

blunt

of an angle

French: obtus m, obtuse f

of a triangle See obtuse-angled

io:obtuse pl:obtuse sv:obtuse