Meaning

5 senses
  1. Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

    stumpf, abgestumpft

    тупо́йtupój

    тупи́йtupýj

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

    stumpf, träge

    тупо́йtupój

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

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

    ungehobelt, unverblümt

    гру́быйgrúbyj

  4. Hard to impress or penetrate.

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

    abgestumpft

  5. Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.

More definitions
  • devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
  • characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
  • used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
  • having a broad or rounded end

Examples

56 sentences
  1. Tom is very blunt.

  2. Let me be very blunt.

  3. I'm very blunt.

  4. Tom's moody temperament sometimes leads him to make blunt remarks.

    Неврівноважений темперамент Тома іноді змушує його робити грубі й прямолінійні зауваження. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

  5. 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. — aandrusiak

    ruМой меч может быть тупой, но для такого, как ты, это больше, чем достаточно. — FeuDRenais

    deMein Schwert mag stumpf sein, aber für jemanden wie dich reicht es allemal. — samueldora

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having a thick edge or point, not sharp:
Русский
By meaning 2
having a thick edge or point, not sharp:
abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
having a thick edge or point, not sharp:
dull in understanding; slow of discernment:
abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious:

Origin

From Middle English blunt, blont, from Old English *blunt, probably of North Germanic orig

From 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

blunter, bluntest
Comparativeblunter Lesson
Superlativebluntest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

23 synonyms
having a thick edge or point:dullB1pointlessB2coarseB2obtuse
dull in understanding:stupidB1
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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