blunt
A fencer's practice foil with a soft tipA fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
» Tom is very blunt.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
(countable, uncountable)A short needle with a strong point.
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)A marijuana cigar.
Blunt
кося́кkosják
(countable, uncountable)A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.
(UK, archaic, slang, uncountable)Money.
Examples
56 sentencesTom is very blunt.
Let me be very blunt.
I'm very blunt.
Tom's moody temperament sometimes leads him to make blunt remarks.
Неврівноважений темперамент Тома іноді змушує його робити грубі й прямолінійні зауваження.
My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.
Мій меч може й тупий, але на такого як ти як раз стане.
ruМой меч может быть тупой, но для такого, как ты, это больше, чем достаточно.
deMein Schwert mag stumpf sein, aber für jemanden wie dich reicht es allemal.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English blunt, blont, from Old English *blunt, probably of North Germanic origFrom Middle English blunt, blont, from Old English *blunt, probably of North Germanic origin, possibly related to Old Norse blunda (“to shut eyes, to doze”), related to blind (> Icelandic blunda, Swedish blunda, Danish blunde).
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Forms
plural: bluntsSynonyms
92 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable