English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-obtuse.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�s|-u�s
Adjective
obtuse (compar more obtuse, superl most obtuse)
- intellectual|Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
- indirect|Indirect or circuitous.
- Of sound: deadened or muffled.
- blunt|Blunt; not sharp.
- geometry Of an angle: greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
- geometry Of a triangle: with one obtuse angle.
Synonyms
(intellectually dull): dense, dim, dim-witted, thick (informal)
(of a sound): deadened, muffled
(blunt): blunt, dull
(of a triangle): obtuse-angled
Antonyms
(intellectually dull): bright, intelligent, on the ball, quick off the mark, quick-witted, sharp, smart
(of a sound): clear
(blunt): pointed, sharp
(of an angle): acute
(of a triangle): acute, acute-angled
Translations
trans-top|intellectually dull
Finnish: hidasjärkinen, hidasälyinen, tylsämielinen
German: begriffsstutzig, beschränkt
trans-mid
Swedish: trög, slö
trans-bottom
trans-top|of a sound
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|blunt
Dutch: bot
Finnish: tylppä
German: stumpf
trans-mid
Swedish: trubbig, slö
trans-bottom
trans-top|of an angle
Finnish: tylppä
French: obtus m, obtuse f
German: stumpf
trans-mid
Swedish: trubbig
trans-bottom
of a triangle
See obtuse-angled
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