bluntness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈblʌnʔ.nɪs] (US)
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- /ˈblʌnt.nɪs/ (US)
- /ˈblʌnt.nəs/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English bluntnes, bluntnesse, equivalent to blunt + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The characteristic of being blunt.
James Bond suddenly knew that he was tired. He always knew when his body or his mind had had enough and he always acted on the knowledge. This helped him to avoid staleness and the sensual bluntness that breeds mistakes.
1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 7:All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bluntnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (15)
gv bryntid (the characteristic of being blunt) · mk зата́пеност (the characteristic of being blunt) · mr बोथटपणा (the characteristic of being blunt) · gv moandid (the characteristic of being blunt) · ru туповатость (the characteristic of being blunt) · gv moandys (the characteristic of being blunt) · gv moalaght (the characteristic of being blunt) · lv trulums (the characteristic of being blunt) · gv neuvirrid (the characteristic of being blunt) · ru затупление (the characteristic of being blunt) · mk та́пост (the characteristic of being blunt) · gv moalid (the characteristic of being blunt) · gv bryntys (the characteristic of being blunt) · pl bezceremonialność (the characteristic of being blunt) · fi tylppyys (the characteristic of being blunt)