bluntness

blunt

 (blŭnt)

adj. blunt·er, blunt·est

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

2.

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.

n.

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.

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

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blunt′ly adv.

blunt′ness n.

Thesaurus

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.

Translations

صَراحَه، خُشونَه

neomalenosttupost

ligefremhedsløvhed

Stumpfheit

brusquerie

életlenségtompultság

franchezza

sløvhetutilslørthet

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

bluntness

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

bluntness

n

(of blade, needle) → Stumpfheit f

(= outspokenness) → Unverblümtheit f

bluntness

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

blunt

(blant) adjective

1. (of objects) having no point or sharp edge. a blunt knife. stomp غَيْرُ حادٍ، كليل، مُثَلَّم тъп rombudo tupý stumpf sløv αμβλύς, μη κοφτερός desafilado, despuntado nüri کند tylsä émousséקהה कुंद tup tompa tumpul sljór, bitlaus smussato 鈍い 무딘 atšipęs, bukas neass; truls tumpul botsløv, stumptępy پڅ 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 franco neomalený offen ligefrem; kontant απότομοςabrupto, brusco, directo otsekohene رک suorasukainen brutalבוטה स्पष्टवादी netaktičan, otvoren nyers (modorú) terang-terangan berorður, afdráttarlaus, ónærgætinn brusco; schietto ぶっきらぼうな 무뚝뚝한 tiesus, tiesmukiškas skarbs; atklāts lancang mulut botbrysk, rett framszczery, otwarty رډ ویل directo brutal, direct прямой; резкий neokresaný brezobziren otvoren burdus, rakt på sak (พูด) ตรง ๆ açıksözlü, dobra, lâfını esirgemeyen 直言不諱的 грубувато-прямий کھرا ، بے شعور thẳng thừng 率直的，直言不讳的

verb

to make less sharp. This knife has been blunted by years of use. verstomp ينْثَلِم، يَكِلُّ притъпявам embotar otupit abstumpfen blive sløv στομώνω, αμβλύνωdesafilar, despuntar nüristama کند شدن tylsyä émousser לְהַקהוֹת कुंद पड़ना otupiti (le)tompít menumpulkan sljvga smussare 鈍らせる 무디게 하다 (at)šipinti, (at)bukinti notrulināt tumpul bot makensløve stępić پڅ کیدل 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

ˈbluntly adverb

stomperig بِصَراحَه، بِخُشونَه направо francamente neomaleně, bez obalu grob sløvt; ligefremt; kontant χωρίς περιστροφές, ωμάabruptamente, bruscamente keerutamata رک و راست suorasukaisesti sans ménagements בגלוי बिना किसी बनावट के tupo kereken, nyíltan dengan terang-terangan harkalega bruscamente 鈍く 무디게 tiesiai, tiesmukiškai skarbi; atklāti dengan tumpul botwegrett ut, direkte, utilslørt tępo, bez ogródek رډ او سیخ rudemente fără menajamente тупо; прямо bez obalu brezobzirno tupo trubbigt, burdust, rent ut ขวานผ่าซาก dobra dobra, açıkça 鈍地，直言不諱地 прямо, різко گنوار پن ، بد تمیزی سے thẳng thừng 钝地，直言不讳地

ˈbluntness noun

stompheid صَراحَه، خُشونَه безцеремонност com franqueza neomalenost; tupost die Stumpfheit sløvhed; ligefremhed αμβλύτητα brusquedad, rudeza nüridus, otsekohesus رک و راستی؛ بی پردگی suorasukaisuus brusquerieישירות भोंथरापन, रूखापन tupost életlenség; tompultság; nyerseség keterusterangan bitleysi; hreinskilni; fruntaskapur; skilningsleysi rudezza 鈍さ 무딤 tiesumas atklātums; trulums ketumpulan botheidsløvhet; utilslørthet, bryskhet szczerość بی پردی غږیدل rudeza brutalitate тупость; прямота tuposť, necitlivosť brezobzirnost tupost slöhet, trubbighet ความทื่อ; การพูดตรง ๆ körleşme, açık sözl��lük, dobra dobralık 不銳利，直言不諱 тупість کھردار پن ، روکھا پن tính thẳng thừng 迟钝，率直