NOUN | attribute | bluntness | the quality of being direct and outspoken |
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attribute | bluntness, dullness | without sharpness or clearness of edge or point |
Sounds | blah'ntnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The quality of being direct and outspoken. | |
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Example | "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman" | |
Broader | inconsideration, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness | The quality of failing to be considerate of others |
Spanish | brusquedad | |
Catalan | brusquedat | |
Adjectives | blunt | characterized by directness in manner or speech |
Meaning | Without sharpness or clearness of edge or point. | |
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Synonym | dullness | |
Narrower | obtuseness | The quality of lacking a sharp / sharp edge or point |
Broader | shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation | Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) |
Opposite | asperity, sharpness | harshness of manner |
sharpness, keenness | thinness of edge or fineness of point | |
Spanish | poco filoso, torpeza | |
Adjectives | blunt | used of a knife or other blade |
blunt | having a broad or rounded end |
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