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blunt    音标拼音: [bl'ʌnt]
a. 钝的,坦率的,麻痹的

钝的,坦率的,麻痹的

blunt
adj 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" [synonym: {blunt}, {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" [synonym: {blunt}, {crude(a)}, {stark(a)}]
v 1: make less intense; "blunted emotions"
2: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [synonym:
{numb}, {benumb}, {blunt}, {dull}]
3: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
[synonym: {dull}, {blunt}] [ant: {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" [synonym: {deaden}, {blunt}] [ant: {animate},
{enliven}, {invigorate}, {liven}, {liven up}]

Blunt \Blunt\ (bl[u^]nt), a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or
blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or
perh. akin to E. blind.]
1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not
sharp.
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The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.
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2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; --
opposed to {acute}.
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His wits are not so blunt. --Shak.
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3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms
of civility; rough in manners or speech. "Hiding his
bitter jests in blunt behavior." "A plain, blunt man."
--Shak.
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4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]
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I find my heart hardened and blunt to new
impressions. --Pope.
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Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged,
blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
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Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude;
brusque; impolite; uncivil.
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Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Blunting}.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. 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.
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Blunt \Blunt\, n.
1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
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2. A short needle with a strong point. See {Needle}.
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3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.
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308 Moby Thesaurus words for "blunt":
KO, abate, abrupt, affectless, aggressive, allay, alleviate,
anesthetize, anesthetized, arctic, artless, assuage, attemper,
attenuate, autistic, bank the fire, bate, bearish, beastly, bedaze,
benumb, besot, bluff, blunt-edged, blunt-ended, blunt-pointed,
blunt-witted, blunted, bluntish, blur, born yesterday, brash,
brass, bread, brief, broad, brusque, cabbage, candid, catatonic,
cavalier, chasten, childlike, chill, chilly, chips, chloroform,
churlish, cold, cold as charity, cold-blooded, coldcock,
coldhearted, confiding, constrain, control, cool, cramp, cripple,
crusty, curt, damp, dampen, de-emphasize, deaden, debilitate,
deflect, desensitize, deter, devitalize, dim, dim-witted, diminish,
dinero, direct, disable, disaffect, discourage, discourteous,
disedge, disincline, disinterest, dispassionate, distract, divert,
do-re-mi, dope, dopey, downplay, downright, draw the teeth, drug,
drugged, dull, dull of mind, dull-edged, dull-headed, dull-pated,
dull-pointed, dull-witted, dulled, dullish, edgeless, efface,
emotionally dead, emotionless, enervate, enfeeble, etherize,
eviscerate, exhaust, explicit, extenuate, faired, fat-witted,
forthright, frank, frankhearted, free, free hand, free-acting,
free-going, free-moving, free-speaking, free-spoken, free-tongued,
freehanded, freeze, frigid, frosted, frosty, frozen, genuine,
gross-headed, gruel, gruff, guileless, harsh, heart-to-heart,
heartless, heavy, hebetate, hebetudinous, icy, immovable,
impassible, impassive, impolite, inconsiderate, indelicate,
indispose, inexcitable, ingenu, ingenuous, innocent, insensitive,
insusceptible, jack, kayo, keep within bounds, knock out,
knock senseless, knock stiff, knock unconscious, lay, lay low,
lay out, lenify, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, modulate,
mollify, mull, naive, narcotize, nonemotional, numb, objective,
obscure, obtund, obtuse, open, openhearted, out of touch,
outspoken, palliate, palsy, paralyze, passionless, plain,
plain-spoken, play down, pointless, put off, put to sleep, quench,
rattle, reduce, reduce the temperature, repel, repress, restrain,
retund, rough, round, rounded, rude, sap, self-absorbed, severe,
shake, shake up, sharp, short, simple, simplehearted, simpleminded,
sincere, single-hearted, single-minded, slacken, slow, slow down,
slow-witted, sluggish, smoothed, smother, snippety, snippy, sober,
sober down, soften, soften up, soothe, soulless, spiritless,
stifle, straight, straight-out, straightforward, stun, stupefy,
subdue, suppress, surly, tame, temper, thick-brained, thick-headed,
thick-pated, thick-witted, thickskulled, thoughtless, tone down,
transparent, truculent, trustful, trusting, tune down, turn,
turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, unaffectionate,
unbrace, unceremonious, unchecked, uncivil, uncomplicated,
uncompromising, unconstrained, undermine, underplay, undiplomatic,
unedged, unemotional, unequivocal, unfeeling, ungracious,
unguarded, unimpassioned, unimpressionable, unloving, unman,
unnerve, unpassionate, unpointed, unreserved, unresponding,
unresponsive, unrestrained, unsharp, unsharpened, unsophisticated,
unstrengthen, unstring, unsusceptible, unsuspicious, unsympathetic,
untouchable, unwary, weaken, wean from, wooden, worn


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  • BLUNT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of BLUNT is having an edge or point that is not sharp How to use blunt in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Blunt
  • BLUNT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    BLUNT definition: 1 A blunt pencil, knife, etc is not sharp and therefore not able to write, cut, etc well 2… Learn more
  • Blunt - definition of blunt by The Free Dictionary
    1 having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point: a blunt pencil 2 abrupt and direct in address or manner; frank 3 slow in perception or understanding; obtuse 4 to make blunt; dull 5 to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of: Wine in excess can blunt the senses
  • blunt adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of blunt adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • BLUNT - Meaning Translations | Collins English Dictionary
    Master the word "BLUNT" in English: definitions, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one complete resource
  • blunt - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    blunt (third-person singular simple present blunts, present participle blunting, simple past and past participle blunted) To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt (figuratively) To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of
  • Blunt Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Blunt definition: Having a dull edge or end; not sharp
  • BLUNT Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
    having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp a blunt pencil abruptly plain and direct in address or manner, without attempting to be tactful a blunt, ill-timed question slow in perception or understanding; obtuse His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others to make blunt or dull
  • Blunt - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms Etymology
    When used to describe an object, "blunt" implies that its edges or points have been intentionally or naturally dulled or rounded, reducing its ability to penetrate or cut with precision Metaphorically, "blunt" can refer to communication or speech that is straightforward, direct, and lacking in tact or diplomacy
  • BLUNT Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
    Some common synonyms of blunt are bluff, brusque, crusty, curt, and gruff While all these words mean "abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner," blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings When would bluff be a good substitute for blunt?





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