blunt - Meaning in Kannada

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blunt - Meaning in Kannada

blunt Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of blunt in English

blunt adjective

1. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

   Synonyms

   crude, stark, stark

   Examples

   • "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
   • "the blunt truth"
   • "the crude facts"
2. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

   Synonyms

   candid, forthright, frank, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder

   Examples

   • "a blunt New England farmer"
   • "a forthright approach to the problem"
   • "a point-blank accusation"
   • "blunt talking and straight shooting"
   • "forthright criticism"
   • "I gave them my candid opinion"
   • "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"
   • "plainspoken and to the point"
   • "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"
3. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

   Example

   • "a blunt instrument"
4. having a broad or rounded end

   Example

   • "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"

blunt verb

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

   Synonyms

   deaden

   Examples

   • "deaden a sound"
   • "Terror blunted her feelings"
2. make less sharp

   Example

   • "blunt the knives"
3. make less intense

   Example

   • "blunted emotions"
4. make dull or blunt

   Synonyms

   dull

   Example

   • "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
5. make numb or insensitive

   Synonyms

   benumb, dull, numb

   Example

   • "The shock numbed her senses"

Synonyms of blunt

• deaden
• dull
• benumb, dull, numb
• crude, stark
• candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder

More matches for blunt

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