blunt

CEFRC1

/blʌnt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a dull edge or a direct manner.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

Examples

  • A love triangle has at least two blunt angles.

  • He is very blunt in his manner.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.

  2. Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

  3. Hard to impress or penetrate.

More examples

In context

  • Y'know we're short of money to have fun and ... Well to be blunt, gimme!

  • December 30, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions.

  • I was taken aback by the blunt admission that he had never liked my company.

Synonyms

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The knife was too blank to cut through the thick steak.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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).