blunt
blunt
blənt
blēnt
/blˈʌnt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "blunt"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€, āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ

having a plain and sometimes harsh way of expressing thoughts or opinions
blunt definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His blunt refusal to participate in the discussion left the team surprised and disappointed.
āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāϞāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻ“ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āχ

not sharp or having a dull edge, making it ineffective for cutting or piercing
blunt definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used a blunt pencil to fill in the form.
āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž āĻĒ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āύāϝāĻŧ

lacking a sharp or pointed edge
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The table leg was blunt, with a rounded end to prevent injuries from bumps.
āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž, āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻšāĨ¤
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āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āĻ…āĻ•āĻĒāϟ

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
01

to make something less strong, forceful, or extreme

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Noise and distractions blunted the effect of the lecture.
02

āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something less sharp, often referring to an edge or point, resulting in a decreased ability to cut or pierce
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She accidentally blunted the tip of the pencil while writing too forcefully.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ accidentally āĻĒ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĄāĻ—āĻž āϕ⧁āρāϚāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

to reduce liveliness, force, or energy

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Routine work can blunt one's motivation over time.
04

āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to become less sharp or to lose the ability to cut or pierce effectively over time or through use

dull

Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, the edges of the tools will blunt if they are not properly maintained.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ, āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to reduce the intensity or pain of a feeling or sensation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The therapist taught her techniques to blunt her anxiety during stressful situations.
āĻĨ⧇āϰāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ, āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻž āϜāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ

a cigar hollowed out and refilled with marijuana
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They smoked a blunt on the way to the concert.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āϏ⧇āĻŦāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

bluntly
bluntness
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