BLUNT

blunt, crude, stark

(adjective) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; “the blunt truth”; “the crude facts”; “facing the stark reality of the deadline”

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

(adjective) 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”

blunt

(adjective) used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; “a blunt instrument”

blunt

(adjective) having a broad or rounded end; “thick marks made by a blunt pencil”

deaden, blunt

(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; “Terror blunted her feelings”; “deaden a sound”

blunt

(verb) make less sharp; “blunt the knives”

blunt

(verb) make less intense; “blunted emotions”

dull, blunt

(verb) make dull or blunt; “Too much cutting dulls the knife’s edge”

numb, benumb, blunt, dull

(verb) make numb or insensitive; “The shock numbed her senses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

blunt (comparative blunter, superlative bluntest)

Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.

Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

Hard to impress or penetrate.

Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.

Synonyms

• (having a thick edge or point): dull, pointless, coarse

• (dull in understanding): stupid, obtuse

• (abrupt in address): curt, short, rude, brusque, impolite, uncivil, harsh

Noun

blunt (plural blunts)

A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.

A short needle with a strong point.

(smoking) A marijuana cigar.

A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.

Etymology 2

Verb

blunt (third-person singular simple present blunts, present participle blunting, simple past and past participle blunted)

To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.

(figuratively) To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of

Synonyms

• blunten

Source: Wiktionary

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Blunt, a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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