The difference between Dense and Obtuse

When used as adjectives, dense means having relatively high density, whereas obtuse means .

Dense is also noun with the meaning: a thicket.

Obtuse is also verb with the meaning: to dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dense and Obtuse

  1. Dense as an adjective:

    Having relatively high density.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: solid"

  2. Dense as an adjective:

    Compact; crowded together.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: compact crowded packed Thesaurus:compact"

    "ant diffuse Thesaurus:diffuse"

  3. Dense as an adjective:

    Thick; difficult to penetrate.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: thick solid"

    "ant thin"

  4. Dense as an adjective:

    Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: cloudy opaque Thesaurus:opaque"

    "ant clear diaphanous see-through translucent transparent Thesaurus:transparent Thesaurus:translucent"

  5. Dense as an adjective:

    Obscure, or difficult to understand.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: abstruse difficult hard incomprehensible obscure tough Thesaurus:incomprehensible"

    "ant clear comprehensible easy simple straightforward understandable Thesaurus:comprehensible"

  6. Dense as an adjective (mathematics, topology):

    Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on s for mathematical definition.

    Examples:

    "ant meager"

  7. Dense as an adjective:

    Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: dumb slow stupid thick Thesaurus:stupid"

    "ant bright canny intelligent quick quick-witted smart Thesaurus:intelligent"

  1. Dense as a noun:

    A thicket.

  1. Obtuse as an adjective (now, chiefly, botany, zoology):

    ; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form. Blunt, or rounded at the extremity. One that is larger than one and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90 and less than 180. , having an obtuse angle.

  2. Obtuse as an adjective:

    Intellectually dull or dim-witted.

  3. Obtuse as an adjective:

    Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.

  4. Obtuse as an adjective:

    Indirect or circuitous.

  1. Obtuse as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.

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