blunt
adjective
1. having a broad or rounded end
- thick marks made by a blunt pencil
Similar word(s): pointless, unpointed
2. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
- a blunt instrument
Similar word(s): dull
3. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- blunt talking and straight shooting
- a blunt New England farmer
Similar word(s): direct, candid, forthright, frank, outspoken, plainspoken
4. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- the blunt truth
Similar word(s): unconditional, unconditioned, crude, stark
Sentences with blunt as an adjective:
- the blunt admission that he had never liked my company
noun
1. A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
2. A short needle with a strong point.
3. (smoking) A marijuana cigar.
4. (Britain, slang, archaic, uncountable) money
5. A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.
verb
1. make less intense
- blunted emotions
Definition categories: change, weaken
2. make numb or insensitive
Similar word(s): benumb, dull, numb
Definition categories: perception, desensitise, desensitize
3. make dull or blunt
Similar word(s): dull
Definition categories: contact, alter, change, modify
4. make less sharp
- blunt the knives
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
5. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
- Terror blunted her feelings
Similar word(s): deaden