blunt
US: /ˈbɫənt/
UK: /blˈʌnt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
blunt /blʌnt/- tính từ
- cùn (lưỡi dao, kéo...)
- lỗ mãng, không giữ ý tứ; thẳng thừng, toạc móng heo (lời nói)
- đần, đần độn (trí óc)
- (toán học) tù (góc)
- blunt angle: góc tù
- danh từ
- chiếc kim to và ngắn
- (từ lóng) tiền mặt
- ngoại động từ
- làm cùn
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, verb+ adjective (blunter, bluntest)
1 without a sharp edge or point: a blunt knife + This pencil's blunt! + The police said he had been hit with a blunt instrument.
Antonym: SHARP
2 (of a person or remark) very direct; saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite: She has a reputation for blunt speaking. + To be blunt, your work is appalling.
bluntness noun [U]
+ verb [VN]
1 to make sth weaker or less effective: Age hadn't blunted his passion for adventure.
2 to make a point or an edge less sharp
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 dull, worn:
This knife is too blunt to cut bread.
2 abrupt, curt, rough-spoken, plain-spoken, short, direct, candid, frank, unceremonious, undiplomatic, inconsiderate, thoughtless, brusque, outspoken, bluff, brash, indelicate, rude, uncivil, ungracious, discourteous, impolite; straightforward, straight, uncomplicated, uncompromising:
Ralph may be blunt, but at least you know exactly where you stand with him.
v.
3 dull, take the edge off:
You've blunted the scissors cutting that cardboard.
4 soften, mitigate, mollify, soothe; efface, dim, obscure, blur, weaken:
Mother's love is an absorbing delight, blunting all other sensibilities.
Concise dictionary
blunts|blunted|blunting|blunter|bluntestblʌntverb
+make less intense
+make numb or insensitive
+make dull or blunt
+make less sharp
+make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
adj.
+having a broad or rounded end
+used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
+characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
+devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
