blunt

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Possibly from Old Norse blundra.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Canadian) IPA: /blɐnt/
• (UK) IPA: /blʌnt/
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  Rhymes: -ʌnt

[edit] Adjective

blunt (comparative blunter, superlative bluntest)

1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp.
2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
4. Hard to impress or penetrate.
5. Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive

[edit] 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

[edit] Derived terms

• bluntly
• bluntness

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[edit] Noun

blunt (plural blunts)

1. A fencer's foil.
2. A short needle with a strong point.
3. (smoking) A marijuana cigar.
   • 2005: to make his point, lead rapper B-Real fired up a blunt in front of the cameras and several hundred thousand people and announced, “I'm taking a hit for every one of y'all!” — Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 461)

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[edit] Verb

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

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

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[edit] See also

• bluntly