'Bluntness' definitions:
Definition of 'bluntness'
noun
The quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"
noun
Without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" [syn:
dullness, bluntness] [ant:
asperity,
keenness,
sharpness]
Definition of 'Bluntness'
- Bluntness \Blunt"ness\, n.
- 1. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of
sharpness.
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- The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles.
--Holland.
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- 2. Abruptness of address; rude plainness. "Bluntness of
speech." --Boyle.
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Words containing 'Bluntness'
- Blunt,
- Blunted,
- Blunting,
- Bluntly,
- Blunt, SD,
- blunt file,
- blunt gorget,
- blunt trauma,
- Blunt-witted,
- Blunt-nosed shiner,
- blunt-leaf heath
