obtuseness
/əbˈtuːsnəs/
noun
- The quality of being slow to understand or perceive things; lack of intelligence or sensitivity.
- The teacher was patient with the student's obtuseness, offering extra help after class.
- She couldn't hide her obtuseness when she failed to grasp the joke after three explanations.
- His obtuseness during the meeting frustrated everyone who tried to explain the simple plan.
- The quality of being blunt or not sharp; dullness of an edge or point.
- The obtuseness of the old knife made it useless for slicing tomatoes.
- He complained about the obtuseness of the scissors, which couldn't cut through the paper cleanly.
- The sculptor preferred a chisel with some obtuseness for rough shaping.