obtusity
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Etymology
Noun
obtusity (countable and uncountable, plural obtusities)
- obtuseness
- 1848 December, “Vanity Fair--and Jane Eyre”, in London Quarterly Review, Elizabeth: Rigby:
- Some ladies would have thought it high time to leave the Squire alone with his chestnut tree; or, at all events, unnecessary to keep up that tone of high-souled feminine obtusity which they are quite justified in adopting if the gentlemen will not speak out—but Jane again does neither.
Usage notes
Much less common than standard obtuseness.
Synonyms
References
- “obtusity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “obtusity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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