Word: obtuseness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ob
tuse
ness
Definition: The quality of being obtuse; slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; - Thackeray
Morphemes:
Affix: obtuse
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ob-
Language: la
Decoded: ob-
Meaning: prefix meaning against
Affix: tundō
Language: la
Decoded: tundo
Meaning: to beat, strike; to bruise, crush, pound
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to words of other parts of speech to form nouns (often nonce words or terms in philosophy) meaning the state/quality/measure of the idea represented by these words.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz