blunt

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

2. 2adjective

   Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.

3. 3adjective

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

4. 4adjective

   Hard to impress or penetrate.

5. 5transitive verb

   To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.

6. 6transitive verb

   To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.

7. 7noun

   A fencer's foil.

8. 8noun

   A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.

9. 9noun

   Money.

10. 10verb

    make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

    "Terror blunted her feelings"

    "deaden a sound"

    Synonyms

    deaden
11. 11verb

    make less sharp

    "blunt the knives"

12. 12verb

    make less intense

    "blunted emotions"

13. 13verb

    make dull or blunt

    "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

    Synonyms

    dull
14. 14verb

    make numb or insensitive

    "The shock numbed her senses"

    Synonyms

    benumbdullnumb
15. 15adjective

    devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

    "the blunt truth"

    "the crude facts"

    Synonyms

    crudestark
16. 16adjective

    characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

    "blunt talking and straight shooting"

    "a blunt New England farmer"

    Synonyms

    candidforthrightfrankoutspokenplainspoken
17. 17adjective

    used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

    "a blunt instrument"

18. 18adjective

    having a broad or rounded end

    "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"