Bluntness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bluntness \Blunt"ness\, n.
     1. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of
        sharpness.
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              The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles.


                                                    --Holland.
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     2. Abruptness of address; rude plainness. "Bluntness of
        speech." --Boyle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bluntness
       n 1: the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of
            a Yorkshireman"
       2: without sharpness of edge or point [syn: {dullness}, {dulness}]
          [ant: {asperity}, {sharpness}]