English Explanatory Dictionary

blunt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
  2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
  3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
  4. Hard to impress or penetrate.
  5. Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
noun
  1. A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
  2. A short needle with a strong point.
  3. A marijuana cigar.
  4. Money.
  5. A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.
verb
  1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
  2. To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of
name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. A minor city in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States.

Pronunciation

/blʌnt/ En-us-blunt.ogg /blʊnt/

Word forms

blunt blunter bluntest blunts blunting blunted

Etymology

From Middle English blunt, blont, from Old English *blunt, probably of North Germanic origin, possibly related to Old Norse blunda (“to doze”) (> Icelandic blunda, Swedish blunda, Danish blunde).

Synonyms

dull pointless coarse obtuse stupid curt short rude brusque impolite uncivil harsh robust bifta bifter blunt bogie bomber bone bun Camberwell carrot doink doinker doob doober doobie exotic cheroot fatty giggle stick hogger hooter J jazz cigarette jay jimmy joint juju left-handed cigarette muggle number phattie reefer roach spiff spliff toke tube torpedo zol zoot ackers bees and honey bones brass bread bread and honey Bugs Bunny cake cheddar cheese ching

Related words

bluntly dull

Derived words

bluntable blunten blunt instrument bluntish bluntly bluntness bluntnose blunt-nosed viper bluntslide blunt-witted semiblunt
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