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English
Etymology
From obtuse + -ity, from Latin obtusitas.
Noun
obtusity (countable and uncountable, plural obtusities)
- obtuseness
1848 December, “Vanity Fair--and Jane Eyre”, in London Quarterly Review, Elizabeth: Rigby:Some ladies would have thought it high time to leave the Squire alone with his chestnut tree; or, at all events, unnecessary to keep up that tone of high-souled feminine obtusity which they are quite justified in adopting if the gentlemen will not speak out—but Jane again does neither.
Usage notes
Much less common than standard obtuseness.
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