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Bluntness

Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.

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Configuration 76% connected

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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Conformation 76% connected

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Contour 76% connected

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Inconsiderateness 76% connected

The quality or state of being inconsiderate.

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Inconsideration 76% connected

Want of due consideration; inattention to consequences; inconsiderateness.

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Obtuseness 76% connected

State or quality of being obtuse.

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Blunt 74% connected

Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

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Blunt 74% connected

Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

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Dull 74% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Dull 74% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Synonym 1

Dullness 92% connected

The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightn…

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Antonym 4

Keenness 94% connected

The quality or state of being keen.

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Keenness 94% connected

The quality or state of being keen.

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Sharpness 94% connected

The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.

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Sharpness 94% connected

The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.

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