Number of syllables in the word 'obtuse'
Find out how many syllables are there in the word obtuse.
- No of syllables in obtuse : 2
- Divide syllables in obtuse : ob-tuse
More about the word - obtuse
- verb
- Definition : To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.
- adjective
- Synonyms : dense, dim, dim-witted, thick, blunt, dull
- Definition : Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
- Definition : Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
- Definition : Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.
- Definition : Indirect or circuitous.
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