blunt

Meaning

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. (countable, uncountable) A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
2. (countable, uncountable) A short needle with a strong point.
3. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) A marijuana cigar.
4. (UK, archaic, slang, uncountable) Money.
5. (countable, uncountable) 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. (figuratively) To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of

Synonyms

dull

obtuse

curt

brusque

not sharp

frank

make blunt

crude

outspoken

pointless

stupid

abrupt

short

allay

candid

stark

blunted

plainspoken

rough

straightforward

⬆️

cold

🥶

flat

unsharpened

bluff

uncouth

dulled

point-blank

plump

straight-from-the-shoulder

direct

rude

harsh

free-spoken

bare

numb

foolish

forthright

deaden

steep

bald

curve

abate

coarse

soften

raw

benumb

offhand

bend

plain

honest

Translations

émoussé

stumpf

bot

spuntato

stomp

embotado

smussato

obtuso

obtuso

abstumpfen

embotado

romo

cego

obtus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blʌnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: blunt

Cognate with Old Norse: blunda

Cognate with Icelandic: blunda

Cognate with Swedish: blunda

Cognate with Danish: blunde

Inherited from Middle English: blunten

In summary

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).