NOUN | cognition | obtuseness, dullness | the quality of being slow to understand |
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attribute | obtuseness | the quality of lacking a sharp / sharp edge or point |
Meaning | The quality of being slow to understand. | |
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Synonym | dullness | |
Narrower | oscitancy, oscitance | drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning |
Broader | stupidity | A poor ability to understand or to profit from experience |
Adjectives | obtuse | slow to learn or understand |
obtuse | lacking in insight or discernment |
Meaning | The quality of lacking a sharp / sharp edge or point. | |
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Broader | dullness, bluntness | Without sharpness or clearness of edge or point |
Opposite | acuteness | The quality of having a sharp / sharp edge or point |
Adjectives | obtuse | (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex |
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