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Showing words for OBTUSE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Obtuse

buteos, obtuse

5 Letter Words for Obtuse

besot, betso, bouet, bouse, bouts, busto, buteo, butes, butos, stube, subet, touse, tsubo, tubes

4 Letter Words for Obtuse

best, bets, bose, bote, bots, bout, bust, bute, buto, buts, obes, obus, otus, oust, outs, sout, stob, stub, stue, suet, tobe, toes, tose, tube, tubs, tues, utes

3 Letter Words for Obtuse

bes, bet, boe, bos, bot, btu, bus, but, ebs, eos, est, esu, obe, obs, oes, ose, ous, out, sbe, set, sob, sot, sou, sub, sue, tbs, tes, tob, toe, tos, tou, tub, tue, use, ust, ute, uts

Definitions for Obtuse

[1] not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
[2] not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.
[3] (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity.
[4] indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound.
[5] mentally slow or emotionally insensitive
[6] maths (of an angle) lying between 90° and 180° (of a triangle) having one interior angle greater than 90°
[7] not sharp or pointed
[8] indistinctly felt, heard, etc; dull obtuse pain
[9] (of a leaf or similar flat part) having a rounded or blunt tip

Words related to Obtuse

dense, dopey, dull, dumb, insensitive, opaque, stolid, thick, unintelligent, uncomprehending, imperceptive, round, rounded

Words nearby Obtuse

obturator crest, obturator foramen, obturator hernia, obturator nerve, obturator vein, obtuse, obtuse angle, obtuse bisectrix, obtuse triangle, obtusion, obuda

Origin of Obtuse

1500–10; < Latin obtūsus dulled (past participle of obtundere ), equivalent to ob- ob- + tūd-, variant stem of tundere to beat + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s

Words that may be confused with Obtuse

abstruse, obtuse

Other words from Obtuse

ob·tuse·ly , adverb
ob·tuse·ness , noun
sub·ob·tuse , adjective
sub·ob·tuse·ly , adverb
sub·ob·tuse·ness , noun

Word origin for Obtuse

C16: from Latin obtūsus dulled, past participle of obtundere to beat down; see obtund

Synonyms for Obtuse

dense, dopey, dull, dumb, imperceptive, insensitive, opaque, slow on uptake, stolid, thick, uncomprehending, unintelligent