obtus
French, adjective/ɔp.ty/
obtus is spelled O-B-T-U-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 38,202nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obtus is a French adjective meaning “obtuse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est arrondi, émoussé au lieu d’être anguleux ou pointu”.
What does obtus mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obtuse
- 2
narrow-minded, obtuse
- 3
dull, boring, lifeless
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est arrondi, émoussé au lieu d’être anguleux ou pointu. 2. Qualifie un angle saillant plus grand, plus ouvert qu’un angle droit, c’est-à-dire, dont la mesure est comprise entre pi/2 et pi radians. 3. Qualifie un esprit peu pénétrant, qui peine à concevoir. 4. Stupide.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of obtus
- obtuse feminine
- obtuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obtus?
- /ɔp.ty/
- \ɔp.ty\
- \ɔb.ty\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obtus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obtus in French?
obtus appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).