Definitions for bluntness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
blunt*blʌnt(adj.; v.)blunt•er, blunt•est
(adj.)having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point:
a blunt pencil.
abrupt and direct in address or manner; frank.
slow in perception or understanding; obtuse.
(v.t.)to make blunt; dull.
to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of:
Wine in excess can blunt the senses.
(v.i.)to become blunt.
* 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.
Origin of blunt:
1150–1200; ME
blunt′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
bluntness(noun)
the quality of being direct and outspoken
"the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"
dullness, bluntness(noun)
without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
"the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"
Wiktionary
bluntness(Noun)
The characteristic of being blunt.
Webster Dictionary
Bluntness(noun)
want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness
Bluntness(noun)
abruptness of address; rude plainness
Translations for bluntness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- stompheidAfrikaans
- صَراحَه، خُشونَهArabic
- безцеремонностBulgarian
- com franquezaPortuguese (BR)
- neomalenost; tupostCzech
- die StumpfheitGerman
- sløvhed; ligefremhedDanish
- αμβλύτηταGreek
- brusquedad, rudezaSpanish
- nüridus, otsekohesusEstonian
- رک و راستی؛ بی پردگیFarsi
- suorasukaisuusFinnish
- brusquerieFrench
- יְשִירוּתHebrew
- भोंथरापन, रूखापनHindi
- tupostCroatian
- életlenség; tompultság; nyerseségHungarian
- keterusteranganIndonesian
- bitleysi; hreinskilni; fruntaskapur; skilningsleysiIcelandic
- rudezzaItalian
- 鈍さJapanese
- 무딤Korean
- tiesumasLithuanian
- atklātums; trulumsLatvian
- ketumpulanMalay
- botheidDutch
- sløvhet; utilslørthet, bryskhetNorwegian
- szczerośćPolish
- رک و راستی؛ بی پردگیPersian
- بی پردی غږیدلPashto
- rudezaPortuguese
- brutalitateRomanian
- тупость; прямотаRussian
- tuposť, necitlivosťSlovak
- brezobzirnostSlovenian
- tupostSerbian
- slöhet, trubbighetSwedish
- ความทื่อ; การพูดตรง ๆThai
- körleşme, açık sözl��lük, dobra dobralıkTurkish
- 不銳利，直言不諱Chinese (Trad.)
- тупістьUkrainian
- کھردار پن ، روکھا پنUrdu
- tính thẳng thừngVietnamese
- 迟钝，率直Chinese (Simp.)
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