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What (who) is BLUNTNESS - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Blunt (disambiguation); Bluntness; Blunter
Bluntness
·noun Abruptness of address; rude plainness.
II. Bluntness ·noun Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.
bluntness
see blunt
blunt
(blunter, bluntest, blunts, blunting, blunted)
1.
If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
She is blunt about her personal life...
She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable.
ADJ
• bluntly
'I don't believe you!' Jeanne said bluntly...
To put it bluntly, he became a pain.
ADV: ADV with v
• bluntness
His bluntness got him into trouble.
N-UNCOUNT: oft poss N
2.
A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one.
One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.
? pointed
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well.
? sharp
ADJ
4.
If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it.
The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it...
VERB: V n
Wikipedia
Blunt
Blunt may refer to:
- Blunt (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name)
- Blunt (cigar), a term used in the cigar industry to designate blunt-tipped, usually factory-rolled cigars
- Blunt (cannabis), a slang term used in cannabis culture
- "Blunt" (Person of Interest), an episode of the TV series Person of Interest
- Blunt, South Dakota, USA
- Blunt Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada
- Blunt Magazine, a Canadian blogging e-zine published quarterly
- Blunt (snowboard magazine), a 1990s American periodical
Examples of use of BLUNTNESS
1. By Haaretz Editorial In language unprecedented in its bluntness, U.S.
2. Critics, however, dislike her bluntness and intransigence.
3. But once again his eager bluntness got him into trouble.
4. Franks was a gruff Texan known more for bluntness than an academic‘s understanding of the region.
5. At Goldman, Mr Paulson is known for extreme bluntness in meetings, his long voic