Blunt

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
  • adj. Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: "Onscreen, John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter” ( Time). See Synonyms at gruff.
  • adj. Slow to understand or perceive; dull.
  • adj. Lacking in feeling; insensitive.
  • v. To dull the edge of.
  • v. To make less effective; weaken: blunting the criticism with a smile.
  • verb-intransitive. To become blunt.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp.
  • adj. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
  • adj. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
  • adj. Hard to impress or penetrate.
  • adj. Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive
  • n. A fencer's foil.
  • n. A short needle with a strong point.
  • n. A marijuana cigar.
  • n. money
  • v. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
  • v. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
  • adj. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
  • adj. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
  • adj. Hard to impress or penetrate.
  • v. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
  • v. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of.
  • n. A fencer's foil.
  • n. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
  • n. Money.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Obtuse, thick, or dull, as an angle, edge, or point; having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point, as a foil, sword, pencil, etc.; not sharp or acute.
  • Dull in understanding; slow of discernment.
  • Obtuse; free from sharp angularities, projections, or corners.
  • Rough in manner or speech; rude; unpolished; hence, abrupt in address or manner; plain-spoken; unceremonious: applied to persons.
  • Plain; plain-spoken; unceremonious or unconventional; direct; free from circumlocution: as, blunt truths; a blunt bearing.
  • Hard to penetrate.
  • Faint.
  • Synonyms Brusk, bluff, uncivil, rude, uncourteous.
  • n. A blunt sword for fencing; a foil.
  • n. A needle of a grade shorter and less sharply pointed than a sharp. See needle.
  • n. [Slang, and perhaps of different origin.] Money; ready money.
  • To make blunt, as an edge or point; dull the edge or point of, as a knife or bodkin, by making it thicker.
  • To weaken or deaden, as appetite, desire, or power of the mind; impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of.
  • To become blunt: as, the blade blunts easily.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make numb or insensitive
  • adj. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
  • v. make less intense
  • adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
  • v. make less sharp
  • adj. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
  • adj. having a broad or rounded end
  • v. make dull or blunt
  • v. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
  • Equivalent
    dull    direct    unconditional    unconditioned    unpointed    pointless   
    Verb Form
    blunted    blunting    bluntness    blunts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    desensitise    desensitize    weaken    change    modify    alter   
    Cross Reference
    dull    insensible    bluntly   
    Variant
    needle   
    Form
    blunted    blunting    bluntness    bluntly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    short    rude    dull    uncivil    brusque    obtuse    curt    impolite    coarse    pointless   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hunt    Lunt    affront    brunt    bunt    confront    cunt    front    grunt    hunt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    stubby    barbed    curt    razor-sharp    emphatic    sharp    sharp-pointed    jagged    straightforward    sarcastic