Definitions for: Blunt


[adj] devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
[adj] characterized by disconcerting 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"
[adj] used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
[adj] having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"; "a blunt instrument"
[v] make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
[v] make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
[v] make less intense; "blunted emotions"
[v] make dull or blunt, as of sharp edges or knives' blades
[v] make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"



Webster (1913) Definition: Blunt, a. [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.

Synonyms: benumb, candid, crude(a), deaden, direct, dull, dull, dull, forthright, frank, free-spoken, numb, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, pointless, stark(a), unconditional, unpointed

Antonyms: animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up, sharpen

See Also: alter, alter, break, change, change, damp, dampen, desensitise, desensitize, obtund, petrify, soften, weaken

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