obtuseness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English obtuse

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

obtuseness (countable and uncountable, plural obtusenesses)

1. The quality of being obtuse.
2. Something that is obtuse.

Synonyms

• obtusity