stumpf

Meaning

  1. dull, blunt
  2. flat (as opposed to pointy)
  3. obtuse
  4. (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) boring, dull, formulaic, dumb

Concepts

dull
blunt
obtuse
mutilated
stupid
pointless
mild
muted
slow
soft
stolid
sweet
tender
thickheaded
apathetic

tree stump

bland
bluntly
deaf
depilated
gentle
Synonyms

dumpf
36k
glanzlos
matt
B1
abgestumpft
43k
verstümmelt
C2
unbeholfen
30k
abgeschliffen
gestutzt
engmaschig
dicht
B2
plump
29k
lieblich
21k
lind
mild
23k

nicht gespitzt

reizend
B2
sanft
B2
schwerfällig
40k
stumpfsinnig
süß
A2
taub
B2
teilnahmslos
trübe
25k
unempfindlich
wohltuend
stier
C1

locker lose

stumpfes Schwert

Weinschlauch

zusammengedrückt

zurückgeschnitten

apathisch
blind
B1
blödsinnig
48k
Dickicht
41k

enthaart

entzückend
C1
gefühllos
20k
indolent
leblos
36k
leidenschaftslos
Translations

stomp
obtuso
bot
spuntato
obtuso
embotado
émoussé
cego
obtus
embotado
romo
smussato
ottuso
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtʊm(p)f/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
stumpf
Inherited from Old High German
stumph
In summary

From Middle High German stumpf, from late Old High German stumph, from the root of Stumpf (“stump, stub”).

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