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bluntness
blunt B0351600 (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.
[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.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"dullnessobtuseness - the quality of lacking a sharp edge or pointshape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" |
bluntnessnoun frankness, forthrightness, openness, candour, truthfulness, plain speaking, outspokenness His bluntness got him into trouble.Translationsblunt (blant) adjective1. (of objects) having no point or sharp edge. a blunt knife. 鈍的 钝的2. (of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech. She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him. 直言不諱的 率直的，直言不讳的 verb to make less sharp. This knife has been blunted by years of use. 把...弄鈍 把...弄钝ˈbluntly adverb 鈍地，直言不諱地 钝地，直言不讳地 ˈbluntness noun 不銳利，直言不諱 迟钝，率直 EncyclopediaSeeBluntMedicalSeebluntbluntness
Synonyms for bluntnessnoun franknessSynonyms- frankness
- forthrightness
- openness
- candour
- truthfulness
- plain speaking
- outspokenness
Synonyms for bluntnessnoun the quality of being direct and outspokenRelated Words- inconsiderateness
- inconsideration
- thoughtlessness
noun without sharpness or clearness of edge or pointSynonymsRelated Words- obtuseness
- shape
- configuration
- conformation
- contour
- form
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