'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'
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Bluntness \Blunt"ness\, n.
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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'
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Blunt,
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Blunted,
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Blunting,
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Bluntly,
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Blunt, SD,
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blunt file,
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blunt gorget,
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blunt trauma,
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Blunt-witted,
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Blunt-nosed shiner,
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blunt-leaf heath
