blunt

(blŭnt)

adj. blunt·er, blunt·est

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

a. Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: "People [in the Western US] are blunt with one another, sometimes even cruel, believing honesty is stronger medicine than sympathy" (Gretel Ehrlich). See Synonyms at gruff.

b. Stark; unadorned: "The blunt truth ... is that he is devoid of political courage" (Jeff Jacoby).

3. Slow to perceive, understand, or feel; dull or insensitive: "I felt blunt with shock when I heard the news" (Sallie Bingham).

v. blunt·ed, blunt·ing, blunts

v.tr.

1. To dull the edge of (a knife, for example).

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

v.intr.

To become blunt: When the scraper blade blunts, you will have to replace it.

1. A cigar whose interior has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana.

2. A marijuana cigarette that has been rolled in a cigar's tobacco leaf wrapper instead of rolling paper.

[Middle English. N., short for Phillies Blunt, a trademark for cigars of a type often used to make blunts.]

blunt′ly adv.

blunt′ness n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	bluntness - the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman" inconsiderateness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness - the quality of failing to be considerate of others
	2.	bluntness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" dullness obtuseness - the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point shape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"

bluntness

noun frankness, forthrightness, openness, candour, truthfulness, plain speaking, outspokenness His bluntness got him into trouble.

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Translations

صَراحَه، خُشونَه

neomalenosttupost

ligefremhedsløvhed

Stumpfheit

brusquerie

életlenségtompultság

franchezza

sløvhet utilslørthet

тупость

tuposť

açık sözlülükdobra dobralıkkörleşme

率直迟钝

bluntness

[ˈblʌntnɪs] N

1. [of blade etc] → falta f de filo, lo poco afilado

2. (= outspokenness) → franqueza f

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bluntness

[ˈblʌntnɪs] n (= forthrightness) [person] → brusquerie f, franc parler m

bluntness

(of blade, needle) → Stumpfheit f

(= outspokenness) → Unverblümtheit f

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bluntness

[ˈblʌntnɪs] n (fig) (of person) → brutale franchezza

blunt

(blant) adjective

1. (of objects) having no point or sharp edge. a blunt knife.

2. (of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech. She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.

verb

to make less sharp. This knife has been blunted by years of use.

ˈbluntly adverb

ˈbluntness noun