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单词 bluntness
释义
(noun) 
His bluntness got him into trouble.
Synonyms
frankness
The reaction to his frankness was hostile.
forthrightness
openness
a relationship based on openness and trust
candour
He spoke with disarming candour about his childhood.
truthfulness
I can say, with absolute truthfulness, that I did not injure her.
plain speaking
outspokenness

Quotation

A loose, plain, rude writer .... I call a spade a spade [Robert Burton – Anatomy of Melancholy]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of candour
Definition
honesty and straightforwardness of speech or behaviour
He spoke with disarming candour about his childhood.
Synonyms
honesty,
simplicity,
fairness,
sincerity,
impartiality,
frankness,
directness,
truthfulness,
outspokenness,
forthrightness,
straightforwardness,
ingenuousness,
artlessness,
guilelessness,
openness,
unequivocalness,
naïveté
in the sense of openness
a relationship based on openness and trust
Synonyms
frankness,
honesty,
truthfulness,
naturalness,
bluntness,
forthrightness,
ingenuousness,
artlessness,
guilelessness,
candidness,
freeness,
open-heartedness,
absence of reserve,
candour,
sincerity or sincereness,
unreservedness
in the sense of truthfulness
I can say, with absolute truthfulness, that I did not injure her.
Synonyms
honesty,
truth,
openness,
sincerity,
candour,
frankness,
veracity,
trustworthiness,
genuineness,
forthrightness,
candidness,
lack of deceit

Nearby words of
bluntness

  • bluff
  • blunder
  • blunt
  • bluntness
  • blur
  • blurred
  • blurt

Synonyms of 'bluntness'

bluntness

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