blunt
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
- Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
- Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
- Hard to impress or penetrate.
- Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
Sinonieme
not sharp
make blunt
rather rough
rather rude
make dull
be blunt
take the edge
unsharped
rather coarse
out-spoken
brusque discourteous
blunt-pointed
free spoken
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/blʌnt/
Etimologie (Engels)
From Middle English blunt, blont, from Old English *blunt (attested in the derivative Blunta (male personal name) (> English surnames Blunt, Blount)), probably of North Germanic origin, possibly related to Old Norse blunda (“to doze”) (> Icelandic blunda, Swedish blunda, Danish blunde).
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