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Definition of Obtusity
1. n. Obtuseness.
Definition of Obtusity
1. Noun. obtuseness ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Obtusity
1. the state of being obtuse [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obtusity
Literary usage of Obtusity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1892)
"And, it is a fact recognised for some time but not as yet proved by exact methods
that a lack of moral sense is often accompanied with an obtusity of the ..."
2. American English by Gilbert Milligan Tucker (1921)
""A terrible thing obtusity of sight would be to me."— Scott, Fam. Letters,
2.19.165 (1823). Or after gerund. "Not the clothing or feeding of Christ but the ..."
3. The Addresses and Journal of Proceedings of the National Educational Association by National Educational Association (U.S.) (1876)
"The explanation of the whole thing is found in the moral obtusity of the ...
The masses of men are honest in intention; the danger lies in their obtusity. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine: Giving the Definition, Etymology and by Daniel Hack Tuke (1892)
"... great majority of cases to inflammatory affections of the middle and internal
ear. He found no constant relation between defective hearing and obtusity ..."
5. The Contemporary Review (1871)
"... he has cried aloud to a perverse generation till his very name has become the
synonym for moral heartlessness and political obtusity. ..."
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