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blunt  (blnt)

adj. blunt·er, blunt·est

1. Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.

2. Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: "Onscreen, John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter" (Time). See Synonyms at gruff.

3. Slow to understand or perceive; dull.

4. Lacking in feeling; insensitive.

v. blunt·ed, blunt·ing, blunts

v.tr.

1. To dull the edge of.

2. To make less effective; weaken: blunting the criticism with a smile.

v.intr.

To become blunt.

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bluntly adv.

bluntness n.

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blunt

Adjective

1. (esp. of a knife) lacking sharpness

2. not having a sharp edge or point: a blunt instrument

3. (of people, manner of speaking, etc.) straightforward and uncomplicated

Verb

1. to make less sharp

2. to diminish the sensitivity or perception of: prison life has blunted his mind [Scandinavian]

bluntly adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	blunt - make less intense; "blunted emotions" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
	2.	blunt - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" benumb, numb, dull desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
	3.	blunt - make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" dull alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	4.	blunt - make less sharp; "blunt the knives" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	5.	blunt - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" deaden alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" obtund - reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes" petrify - cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking" soften, damp, weaken, dampen, break - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
Adj.	1.	blunt - having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil" pointless, unpointed - not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
	2.	blunt - used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument" dull - not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"
	3.	blunt - characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder, outspoken, plainspoken direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
	4.	blunt - devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" stark, crude unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional; "unconditional surrender"

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blunt

adjective 1. frank, forthright, straightforward, explicit, rude, outspoken, bluff, downright, upfront (informal) trenchant, brusque, plain-spoken, tactless, impolite, discourteous, unpolished, uncivil, straight from the shoulder << OPPOSITE tactful

adjective 2. dull, rounded, dulled, edgeless, unsharpened << OPPOSITE sharp

verb 3. dull, weaken, soften, numb, dampen, water down, deaden, take the edge off << OPPOSITE stimulate

Translations

blunt [blʌnt] adj [knife] → desafilado; [person] → franco, directo

vt → embotar, desafilar;

this pencil is blunt → este lápiz está despuntado;

blunt instrument (LAW) → instrumento contundente

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blunt [blʌnt] adj [knife] → émoussé(e) → peu tranchant(e); [pencil] → mal taillé(e); [person] → brusque, ne mâchant pas ses mots

vt → émousser;

blunt instrument (Law) → instrument contondant

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blunt [blʌnt] adj → stumpf;

(person) → direkt;

(talk) → unverblümt

vt → stumpf machen;

blunt instrument (Law) → stumpfer Gegenstand m

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blunt [blʌnt] adj [edge] → smussato/a; [point] → spuntato/a; [knife] → che non taglia; [person] → brusco/a

vt → smussare; spuntare;

this pencil is blunt → questa matita non ha più la punta;

blunt instrument (LAW) → corpo contundente

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blunt

adj blunt [blant]

1 (of objects) having no point or sharp edge a blunt knife. stomp غَيْرُ حادٍ، كليل، مُثَلَّم тъп tupý sløv stumpf αμβλύς, μη κοφτερός desafilado, despuntado nüri کند tylsä émoussé קֵהֶה कुंद tup tompa tumpul sljór, bitlaus smussato 鈍い 무딘 atšipęs, bukas neass; truls tumpul bot sløv, stump tępy rombudo bont, neas­­­cuţit тупой tupý top tup slö, trubbig ทื่อ kör, küt 鈍的 тупий کند ، cùn 钝的

2 (of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him. kortaf فَظٌّ وَصَريح прям neomalený ligefrem; kontant offen απότομος abrupto, brusco, directo otsekohene رک suorasukainen brutal בּוֹטֶה स्पष्टवादी netaktičan, otvoren nyers (modorú) terang-terangan berorður, afdráttarlaus, ónærgætinn brusco; schietto ぶっきらぼうな 퉁명스러운 tiesus, tiesmukiškas skarbs; atklāts lancang mulut bot brysk, rett fram szczery, otwarty directo brutal, direct прямой; резкий neokresaný brezobziren otvoren burdus, rakt på sak (พูด) ตรง ๆ açıksözlü, dobra, lâfını esirgemeyen 率直的 грубувато-прямий کھرا ، بے شعور thẳng thừng 率直的

v

to make less sharp This knife has been blunted by years of use. verstomp ينْثَلِم، يَكِلُّ притъпявам otupit blive sløv abstumpfen στομώνω, αμβλύνω desafilar, despuntar nüristama کند شدن tylsyttää émousser לְהַקהוֹת कुंद पड़ना otupiti (le)tompít menumpulkan sljóvga smussare 鈍らせる 무디게 하다 (at)šipinti, (at)bukinti notrulināt tumpul bot maken sløve stępić embotar a toci затупляться otupiť skrhati otupeti bli slö, bli trubbig ทำให้ทื่อ körleştirmek 把...弄鈍 притуплювати(ся) کند ہونا làm cùn 把...弄钝

adv bluntly

stomperig بِصَراحَه، بِخُشونَه направо neomaleně, bez obalu sløvt; ligefremt; kontant grob χωρίς περιστροφές, ωμά abruptamente, bruscamente keerutamata رک و راست kiertelemättä sans ménagements בְּגָלוּי बिना किसी बनावट के tupo kereken, nyíltan dengan terang-terangan harkalega bruscamente 鈍く 퉁명스럽게 tiesiai, tiesmukiškai skarbi; atklāti dengan tumpul botweg rett ut, direkte, utilslørt tępo, bez ogródek rudemente fără menajamente тупо; прямо bez obalu brezobzirno tupo trubbigt, burdust, rent ut ขวานผ่าซาก dobra dobra, açıkça 鈍地 прямо, різко گنوار پن ، بد تمیزی سے thẳng thừng 钝地

n bluntness

stompheid صَراحَه، خُشونَه безцеремонност neomalenost; tupost sløvhed; ligefremhed die Stumpfheit αμβλύτητα brusquedad, rudeza nüridus, otsekohesus رک و راستی؛ بی پردگی tylsyys, suorasukaisuus brusquerie יְשִירוּת भोंथरापन, रूखापन tupost életlenség; tompultság; nyerseség keterusterangan bitleysi; hreinskilni; fruntaskapur; skilningsleysi rudezza 鈍さ 퉁명스러움 tiesumas atklātums; trulums ketumpulan botheid sløvhet; utilslørthet, bryskhet szczerość rudeza brutalitate тупость; прямота tuposť, necitlivosť brezobzirnost tupost slöhet, trubbighet ความทื่อ; การพูดตรง ๆ körleşme, açık sözlülük, dobra dobralık 遲鈍 тупість کھردار پن ، روکھا پن tính thẳng thừng 迟钝