BLUNT

• (verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

  "Terror blunted her feelings", "deaden a sound"

  synonyms : deaden

• (verb) make less sharp

  "blunt the knives"

  The servant was surprised at being asked to blunt the knives. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) make less intense

  "blunted emotions"

  The bad weather blunted the children's emotions. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) make dull or blunt

  "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

  synonyms : dull

• (verb) make numb or insensitive

  "The shock numbed her senses"

  synonyms : benumb , dull , numb

• (adj.) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

  "the blunt truth", "the crude facts", "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

  synonyms : crude , stark

  She was forced to face the blunt truth about her husband. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

  "blunt talking and straight shooting", "a blunt New England farmer", "I gave them my candid opinion", "forthright criticism", "a forthright approach to the problem", "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank", "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude", "plainspoken and to the point", "a point-blank accusation"

  synonyms : candid , forthright , frank , free-spoken , outspoken , plainspoken , point-blank , straight-from-the-shoulder

  she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people -added by nithi

• (adj.) used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

  "a blunt instrument"

  The knife was blunt. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) having a broad or rounded end

  "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"

  The teacher scolded the child for writing with a blunt pencil. -added by naila_inlas

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Selected Mnemonic for blunt

•   Add   Mnemonic      Origin      Usage      Flickr-Image      Comment
•   To add this word to Your wordlists click here
•   Click here to view photos related to this word from
•   http://www.mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blunt