English to English
adjective
- Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- A fencer's foil.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- having a broad or rounded end
Thick marks made by a blunt pencil.
source: WordNet 3.0
- used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
A blunt instrument.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
The blunt truth.
The crude facts.
Facing the stark reality of the deadline.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- make less intense
Blunted emotions.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make numb or insensitive
The shock numbed her senses.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make dull or blunt
Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make less sharp
Blunt the knives.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
Terror blunted her feelings.
Deaden a sound.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adj
- [blænt] Pulpol; pudpod; makupad; mabagal
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [blænt] Pulpulin; pudpurin; papurilin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
