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blunt


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.

blunt

(blʌnt) adj1. (esp of a knife or blade) lacking sharpness or keenness; dull2. not having a sharp edge or point: a blunt instrument. 3. (of people, manner of speaking, etc) lacking refinement or subtlety; straightforward and uncomplicated4. outspoken; direct and to the point: a blunt Yorkshireman. vb (tr) 5. to make less sharp6. to diminish the sensitivity or perception of; make dullnslang a cannabis cigarette[C12: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse blundr dozing, blunda to close one's eyes; see blunder, blind] ˈbluntly adv ˈbluntness n

Blunt

(blʌnt) n1. (Biography) Anthony. 1907–83, British art historian and Soviet spy2. (Biography) Wilfred Scawen. 1840–1922, British poet, traveller, and anti-imperialist

blunt

(blʌnt)

adj. blunt•er, blunt•est,
v. adj. 1. having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point: a blunt pencil. 2. abrupt and direct in address or manner; frank. 3. slow in perception or understanding; obtuse. v.t. 4. to make blunt; dull. 5. to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of: Wine in excess can blunt the senses. v.i. 6. to become blunt. [1150–1200; Middle English] blunt′ly, adv. blunt′ness, n. syn: blunt, brusque, curt characterize manners and speech. blunt suggests unnecessary frankness and a lack of regard for the feelings of others: blunt and tactless remarks. brusque connotes a sharpness that borders on rudeness: a brusque denial. curt applies esp. to disconcertingly concise language: a curt reply.

dull

– blunt1. 'dull'

If you say that something is dull, you mean that it is not interesting.

I thought the book dull and unoriginal.It will be so dull here without you.
2. 'blunt'

In British English, if a knife is no longer sharp, you do not say that it is 'dull'. You say that it is blunt.

Scrape off as much as possible with a blunt knife.

American English also uses dull for this meaning.

He had a cut on his face from shaving with a dull razor.

blunt


Past participle: blunted
Gerund: blunting
Imperative
blunt
blunt
Present
I blunt
you blunt
he/she/it blunts
we blunt
you blunt
they blunt
Preterite
I blunted
you blunted
he/she/it blunted
we blunted
you blunted
they blunted
Present Continuous
I am blunting
you are blunting
he/she/it is blunting
we are blunting
you are blunting
they are blunting
Present Perfect
I have blunted
you have blunted
he/she/it has blunted
we have blunted
you have blunted
they have blunted
Past Continuous
I was blunting
you were blunting
he/she/it was blunting
we were blunting
you were blunting
they were blunting
Past Perfect
I had blunted
you had blunted
he/she/it had blunted
we had blunted
you had blunted
they had blunted
Future
I will blunt
you will blunt
he/she/it will blunt
we will blunt
you will blunt
they will blunt
Future Perfect
I will have blunted
you will have blunted
he/she/it will have blunted
we will have blunted
you will have blunted
they will have blunted
Future Continuous
I will be blunting
you will be blunting
he/she/it will be blunting
we will be blunting
you will be blunting
they will be blunting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been blunting
you have been blunting
he/she/it has been blunting
we have been blunting
you have been blunting
they have been blunting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been blunting
you will have been blunting
he/she/it will have been blunting
we will have been blunting
you will have been blunting
they will have been blunting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been blunting
you had been blunting
he/she/it had been blunting
we had been blunting
you had been blunting
they had been blunting
Conditional
I would blunt
you would blunt
he/she/it would blunt
we would blunt
you would blunt
they would blunt
Past Conditional
I would have blunted
you would have blunted
he/she/it would have blunted
we would have blunted
you would have blunted
they would have blunted
Thesaurus
Verb1.blunt - make less intense; "blunted emotions"weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
2.blunt - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"benumb, numb, dulldesensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
3.blunt - make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"dullalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
4.blunt - make less sharp; "blunt the knives"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
5.blunt - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"deadenalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"obtund - reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes"petrify - cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"soften, damp, weaken, dampen, break - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
Adj.1.blunt - having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"pointless, unpointed - not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
2.blunt - used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"dull - not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"
3.blunt - characterized by 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"candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder, outspoken, plainspokendirect - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
4.blunt - devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"stark, crudeunconditional, unconditioned - not conditional; "unconditional surrender"

blunt

adjective1. frank, forthright, straightforward, explicit, rude, outspoken, bluff, downright, upfront (informal), trenchant, brusque, plain-spoken, tactless, impolite, discourteous, unpolished, uncivil, straight from the shoulder She is blunt about her personal life.
frank sensitive, diplomatic, subtle, courteous, tactful
2. dull, rounded, dulled, edgeless, unsharpened a blunt object
dull pointed, sharp, keen
verb1. dull, weaken, soften, numb, dampen, water down, deaden, take the edge off Our appetite was blunted by the beer.
dull stimulate, animate, sharpen, vitalize, put an edge on

blunt

adjective1. Not physically sharp or keen:dull.2. Rudely unceremonious:abrupt, brief, brusque, crusty, curt, gruff, short, short-spoken.verb1. To make or become less sharp-edged:dull, turn.Idiom: take the edge off.2. To render less sensitive:benumb, deaden, desensitize, dull, numb.Idiom: take the edge off.
Translations
钝的把...弄钝率直的直言不讳的

blunt

(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

blunt

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IdiomsSeephat blunt

Blunt


Blunt

1. Anthony. 1907--83, British art historian and Soviet spy 2. Wilfred Scawen. 1840--1922, British poet, traveller, and anti- imperialist

blunt


blunt

Forensics
Referring to an object—in particular one used to strike blows against a person—which causes flatter wounds with broader regional tissue damage than that caused by a sharp object.
 
Medspeak
See Blunt dissection.
 
Vox populi
Curt, frank, coarse, rude, brusque, candid.

blunt

(blŭnt) 1. Of surgical instruments, having a smooth or rounded end.2. Having no sharp angles, edges, or points.

blunt


  • all
  • adj
  • verb

Synonyms for blunt

adj frank

Synonyms

  • frank
  • forthright
  • straightforward
  • explicit
  • rude
  • outspoken
  • bluff
  • downright
  • upfront
  • trenchant
  • brusque
  • plain-spoken
  • tactless
  • impolite
  • discourteous
  • unpolished
  • uncivil
  • straight from the shoulder

Antonyms

  • sensitive
  • diplomatic
  • subtle
  • courteous
  • tactful

adj dull

Synonyms

  • dull
  • rounded
  • dulled
  • edgeless
  • unsharpened

Antonyms

  • pointed
  • sharp
  • keen

verb dull

Synonyms

  • dull
  • weaken
  • soften
  • numb
  • dampen
  • water down
  • deaden
  • take the edge off

Antonyms

  • stimulate
  • animate
  • sharpen
  • vitalize
  • put an edge on

Synonyms for blunt

adj not physically sharp or keen

Synonyms

  • dull

adj rudely unceremonious

Synonyms

  • abrupt
  • brief
  • brusque
  • crusty
  • curt
  • gruff
  • short
  • short-spoken

verb to make or become less sharp-edged

Synonyms

  • dull
  • turn

verb to render less sensitive

Synonyms

  • benumb
  • deaden
  • desensitize
  • dull
  • numb

Synonyms for blunt

verb make less intense

Related Words

  • weaken

verb make numb or insensitive

Synonyms

  • benumb
  • numb
  • dull

Related Words

  • desensitise
  • desensitize

verb make dull or blunt

Synonyms

  • dull

Related Words

  • alter
  • change
  • modify

verb make less sharp

Related Words

  • alter
  • change
  • modify

verb make less lively, intense, or vigorous

Synonyms

  • deaden

Related Words

  • alter
  • change
  • modify
  • obtund
  • petrify
  • soften
  • damp
  • weaken
  • dampen
  • break

adj having a broad or rounded end

Related Words

  • pointless
  • unpointed

adj used of a knife or other blade

Related Words

  • dull

adj characterized by directness in manner or speech

Synonyms

  • candid
  • forthright
  • frank
  • free-spoken
  • point-blank
  • straight-from-the-shoulder
  • outspoken
  • plainspoken

Related Words

  • direct

adj devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

Synonyms

  • stark
  • crude

Related Words

  • unconditional
  • unconditioned
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