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How to pronounce obtuseness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dullness
Type of stupidity
Has types oscitance, oscitancy
Derivation obtuse
Type Words
Type of bluntness, dullness
Derivation obtuse

Examples of obtuseness

obtuseness
Either laziness, stubbornness or obtuseness won the day and I'm abandoning the idea.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Mark's sneering, adolescent, bar-room rant simply shows his own obtuseness.
From the guardian.co.uk
But you quickly grow weary of Sam's obtuseness about the rules of the post-mortem game.
From the theater.nytimes.com
Then there was the regulation teenage angst over boys and all their infuriating obtuseness.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A similar obtuseness latterly marked Mr Aznar's relations with most of Spain's nationalists.
From the economist.com
Bill Fancher, an American Family Radio journalist, sought to explain the media's obtuseness.
From the washingtonpost.com
Wendy sighs, like it's positively exhausting having to navigate the dense forest of my obtuseness.
From the nytimes.com
The quintessential anti-folk artist has long embodied a genre based fundamentally in obtuseness.
From the metro.co.uk
Nora's obtuseness greatly affects the reader's feelings for her.
From the boston.com
More examples
  • Dullness: the quality of being slow to understand
  • The quality of lacking a sharp edge or point
  • Something that is obtuse