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Blunt Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Blunt?
[adj] devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
[adj] characterized by disconcerting 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" [adj] used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument" [adj] having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"; "a blunt instrument" [v] make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" [v] make less sharp; "blunt the knives" [v] make less intense; "blunted emotions" [v] make dull or blunt, as of sharp edges or knives' blades [v] make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" Synonyms | Synonyms for Blunt: benumb | candid | crude(a) | deaden | direct | dull | dull | dull | forthright | frank | free-spoken | numb | outspoken | plainspoken | point-blank | pointless | stark(a) | unconditional | unpointed Related Terms | Find terms related to Blunt: abate | abrupt | affectless | aggressive | allay | alleviate | anesthetize | anesthetized | arctic | artless | assuage | attemper | attenuate | autistic | bank the fire | bate | bearish | beastly | bedaze | benumb | besot | bluff | blunted | blunt-edged | blunt-ended | bluntish | blunt-pointed | blunt-witted | blur | born yesterday | brash | brass | bread | brief | broad | brusque | cabbage | candid | catatonic | cavalier | chasten | childlike | chill | chilly | chips | chloroform | churlish | cold | cold as charity | cold-blooded | coldcock | coldhearted | confiding | constrain | control | cool | cramp | cripple | crusty | curt | damp | dampen | deaden | debilitate | de-emphasize | deflect | desensitize | deter | devitalize | dim | diminish | dim-witted | dinero | direct | disable | disaffect | discourage | discourteous | disedge | disincline | disinterest | dispassionate | distract | divert | dope | dopey | do-re-mi | downplay | downright | draw the teeth | drug | drugged | dull | dull of mind | dulled | dull-edged | dull-headed | dullish | dull-pated | dull-pointed | dull-witted | edgeless | efface | emotionally dead | emotionless | enervate | enfeeble | etherize | eviscerate | exhaust | explicit | extenuate | faired | fat-witted | forthright | frank | frankhearted | free | free hand | free-acting | free-going | freehanded | free-moving | free-speaking | free-spoken | free-tongued | freeze | frigid | frosted | frosty | frozen | genuine | gross-headed | gruel | gruff | guileless | harsh | heartless | heart-to-heart | heavy | hebetate | hebetudinous | icy | immovable | impassible | impassive | impolite | inconsiderate | indelicate | indispose | inexcitable | ingenu | ingenuous | innocent | insensitive | insusceptible | jack | kayo | keep within bounds | knock out | knock senseless | knock stiff | knock unconscious | KO | lay | lay low | lay out | lenify | lessen | lighten | mitigate | moderate | modulate | mollify | mull | naive | narcotize | nonemotional | numb | objective | obscure | obtund | obtuse | open | openhearted | out of touch | outspoken | palliate | palsy | paralyze | passionless | plain | plain-spoken | play down | pointless | put off | put to sleep | quench | rattle | reduce | reduce the temperature | repel | repress | restrain | retund | rough | round | rounded | rude | sap | self-absorbed | severe | shake | shake up | sharp | short | simple | simplehearted | simpleminded | sincere | single-hearted | single-minded | slacken | slow | slow down | slow-witted | sluggish | smoothed | smother | snippety | snippy | sober | sober down | soften | soften up | soothe | soulless | spiritless | stifle | straight | straightforward | straight-out | stun | stupefy | subdue | suppress | surly | tame | temper | thick-brained | thick-headed | thick-pated | thickskulled | thick-witted | thoughtless | tone down | transparent | truculent | trustful | trusting | tune down | turn | turn aside | turn away | turn from | turn off | unaffectionate | unbrace | unceremonious | unchecked | uncivil | uncomplicated | uncompromising | unconstrained | undermine | underplay | undiplomatic | unedged | unemotional | unequivocal | unfeeling | ungracious | unguarded | unimpassioned | unimpressionable | unloving | unman | unnerve | unpassionate | unpointed | unreserved | unresponding | unresponsive | unrestrained | unsharp | unsharpened | unsophisticated | unstrengthen | unstring | unsusceptible | unsuspicious | unsympathetic | untouchable | unwary | weaken | wean from | wooden | worn See Also | alter | alter | break | change | change | damp | dampen | desensitise | desensitize | obtund | petrify | soften | weaken Blunt In Webster's Dictionary \Blunt\, a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife,
Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to E.
blind.]
1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not
sharp.
The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.
2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; --
opposed to {acute}.
His wits are not so blunt. --Shak.
3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms
of civility; rough in manners or speech. ``Hiding his
bitter jests in blunt behavior.'' ``A plain, blunt man.''
--Shak.
4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]
I find my heart hardened and blunt to new
impressions. --Pope.
Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged,
blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude;
brusque; impolite; uncivil.
\Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blunting}.] 1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. --Shak. 2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings. \Blunt\, n. 1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.] 2. A short needle with a strong point. See {Needle}. 3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield. |
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