bluntness
bluntness · bluntnesses
затупление, туповатость
The characteristic of being bluntThe characteristic of being blunt.
US/ˈblʌnt.nəs/
» His bluntness took everyone by surprise.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The characteristic of being blunt.
затуплениеzatuplenije, туповатостьtupovatostʹ
More definitions
- the quality of being direct and outspoken
- without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
Examples
1 sentencesHis bluntness took everyone by surprise.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the characteristic of being blunt:
Origin
From Middle English bluntnes, bluntnesse, equivalent to blunt + -ness.From Middle English bluntnes, bluntnesse, equivalent to blunt + -ness.
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Forms
plural: bluntnesses| Singular | bluntness |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- without sharpness or clearness of edge or point:dullness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedblunt
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.