Definition of blunt

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blunt - 10 definitions

- verb
1. blunt -- make less intense; "blunted emotions"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. numb -- make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
synonyms: numb, benumb, dull
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. dull -- make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
synonyms: dull
antonyms: sharpen -- make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. blunt -- make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. deaden -- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
synonyms: deaden
antonyms: enliven -- make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. blunt, blunt -- to make blunt
synonyms: blunts, snubby, blunted, blunter, bluntly, bluntest, blunting, disedge, retund, unedge
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
7. blunt -- having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. blunt -- used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
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9. blunt -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. blunt -- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
synonyms: crude, stark
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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Antonyms
sharpen -- make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"
enliven -- make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

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