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obtuse:
- dom; onnozel; verstandeloos; achterlijk; stompzinnig; afgestompt; breinloos; onverstandig; hersenloos; geesteloos; idioot; onbenullig; stupide
Wiktionary:
- obtuse → gesmoord, afgestompt, bot
- obtuse → stomp, stomphoekig, bot, dof, gesmoord, toonloos

English

Detailed Translations for obtuseness from English to Dutch

obtuseness:

Translation Matrix for obtuseness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	dullness

Synonyms for "obtuseness":

dullness; stupidity
dullness; bluntness

Antonyms for "obtuseness":

acuteness

Related Definitions for "obtuseness":

the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point¹
the quality of being slow to understand¹

obtuse:

obtuse adj

obtuse (stupid; dull; dense)
dom; onnozel; verstandeloos; achterlijk; stompzinnig; afgestompt; breinloos; onverstandig; hersenloos; geesteloos; idioot; onbenullig; stupide
- dom adj
- onnozel adj
- verstandeloos adj
- achterlijk adj
- stompzinnig adj
- afgestompt adj
- breinloos adj
- onverstandig adj
- hersenloos adj
- geesteloos adj
- idioot adj
- onbenullig adj
- stupide adj

Translation Matrix for obtuse:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
dom		cathedral; church; cupola; dome
idioot		Simple Simon; ass; birdbrain; buffoon; character; clown; daft; drip; dud; duffer; dumbo; dunce; fat head; fathead; feather head; figure; fool; idiot; imbecile; jerk; loony; lunatic; mad; madcap; madman; mentally disabled; nitwit; numbskull; nutcase; oaf; rattle brain; rattle-brain; silly man; simple mind; simpleton; stupid
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
achterlijk	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid	backward; corny; crazy; daft; foolish; funny; idiotic; insane; jocular; mad; mentally deficient; mentally retarded; odd; retarded; ridiculous; silly; simple; stupid; waggish
afgestompt	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid
dom	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid	dumb; foolish; mindless; not sensible; senseless; stupid
hersenloos	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid
idioot	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid	crazy; daft; demented; feeble-minded; foolish; funny; idiot; idiotic; insane; irrational; mad; mentally retarded; odd; potty; ridiculous; senseless; silly; stupid
onbenullig	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid	empty-headed; futile; insignificant; meaningless; trifling; trivial; unimportant; unremarkable
onnozel	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid	empty-headed; naive; simple; wide-eyed
onverstandig	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid	dumb; foolish; mindless; not sensible; senseless; stupid
stompzinnig	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid
stupide	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid	crazy; daft; foolish; funny; idiotic; insane; mad; odd; ridiculous; silly; stupid
verstandeloos	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid	senseless
-	dense; dim; dull; dumb; purblind; slow
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
breinloos	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid
geesteloos	dense; dull; obtuse; stupid	dead; deceased; dopey; dozy; drowsy; dull; lifeless; mindless; muzzy; passed away; sleepy; soporific; spiritless; staggered; stupefied

Related Words for "obtuse":

obtuseness, obtuser, obtusest, obtusely

Synonyms for "obtuse":

simple; unsubdivided
purblind; undiscerning
dense; dim; dull; dumb; slow; stupid

Antonyms for "obtuse":

acute

Related Definitions for "obtuse":

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity¹
- he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse¹
lacking in insight or discernment¹
- too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior¹
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees¹
(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex¹

Wiktionary Translations for obtuse:

obtuse

adjective

of a sound: deadened or mufled
- obtuse → gesmoord
intellectually dull
- obtuse → afgestompt
botany, zoology: blunt
- obtuse → bot

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• obtuse	→ stomp	↔ stumpf — Mathematik: Eigenschaft eines Winkels, der zwischen 90° und 180° groß ist
• obtuse	→ stomp; stomphoekig; bot; dof; gesmoord; toonloos	↔ obtus — biologie\|fr Qui est arrondir, émousser au lieu d’être anguleux ou pointu.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University