blunt meaning and definition

BLUNT verb

Definition of blunt (verb)

1. make less intense
   • "blunted emotions"
2. make numb or insensitive
   • "The shock numbed her senses"
   • synonyms: benumb, dull, numb
3. make dull or blunt
   • "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
   • synonyms: dull
   • antonym: sharpen
4. make less sharp
   • "blunt the knives"
5. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
   • "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
   • synonyms: deaden
   • antonym: animate

BLUNT adjective

Definition of blunt (adjective)

1. having a broad or rounded end
   • "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
2. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
   • "a blunt instrument"
3. 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
4. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
   • "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
   • synonyms: crude, stark