Meaning of "blunt" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLUNT

Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse blundr dozing, blunda to close one's eyes.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BLUNT

blunt  [blʌnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUNT

Blunt is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb blunt in English.

WHAT DOES BLUNT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blunt

Blunt may refer to: ▪ Blunt, a surname ▪ Blunt, having an edge or point that is not sharp ▪ Blunt, a term used in the cigar industry to designate blunt-tipped, usually factory-rolled cigars ▪ Blunt, a slang term used in cannabis culture ▪ Blunt, South Dakota, USA ▪ Blunt Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada ▪ Blunt Magazine, a Canadian blogging e-zine published quarterly ▪ Blunt, California, a place in California...

Definition of blunt in the English dictionary

The first definition of blunt in the dictionary is lacking sharpness or keenness; dull. Other definition of blunt is not having a sharp edge or point. Blunt is also lacking refinement or subtlety; straightforward and uncomplicated.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLUNT

PRESENT

Present

I blunt

you blunt

he/she/it blunts

we blunt

you blunt

they blunt

Present continuous

I am blunting

you are blunting

he/she/it is blunting

we are blunting

you are blunting

they are blunting

Present perfect

I have blunted

you have blunted

he/she/it has blunted

we have blunted

you have blunted

they have blunted

Present perfect continuous

I have been blunting

you have been blunting

he/she/it has been blunting

we have been blunting

you have been blunting

they have been blunting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I blunted

you blunted

he/she/it blunted

we blunted

you blunted

they blunted

Past continuous

I was blunting

you were blunting

he/she/it was blunting

we were blunting

you were blunting

they were blunting

Past perfect

I had blunted

you had blunted

he/she/it had blunted

we had blunted

you had blunted

they had blunted

Past perfect continuous

I had been blunting

you had been blunting

he/she/it had been blunting

we had been blunting

you had been blunting

they had been blunting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will blunt

you will blunt

he/she/it will blunt

we will blunt

you will blunt

they will blunt

Future continuous

I will be blunting

you will be blunting

he/she/it will be blunting

we will be blunting

you will be blunting

they will be blunting

Future perfect

I will have blunted

you will have blunted

he/she/it will have blunted

we will have blunted

you will have blunted

they will have blunted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been blunting

you will have been blunting

he/she/it will have been blunting

we will have been blunting

you will have been blunting

they will have been blunting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would blunt

you would blunt

he/she/it would blunt

we would blunt

you would blunt

they would blunt

Conditional continuous

I would be blunting

you would be blunting

he/she/it would be blunting

we would be blunting

you would be blunting

they would be blunting

Conditional perfect

I would have blunt

you would have blunt

he/she/it would have blunt

we would have blunt

you would have blunt

they would have blunt

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been blunting

you would have been blunting

he/she/it would have been blunting

we would have been blunting

you would have been blunting

they would have been blunting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you blunt
we let´s blunt
you blunt

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to blunt

Past participle

blunted

Present Participle

blunting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BLUNT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «blunt» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of blunt

bluff · brusque · dampen · deaden · discourteous · downright · dull · edgeless · explicit · forthright · frank · impolite · numb · outspoken · plain-spoken · rounded · rude · soften · straightforward · tactless · trenchant · uncivil · unpolished · unsharpened · upfront · water down · weaken

TRANSLATION OF BLUNT

Find out the translation of blunt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of blunt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blunt» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 钝的
• Translator English - Spanish: directo
• English: blunt
• Translator English - Hindi: कुंद
• Translator English - Arabic: خَشِن
• Translator English - Russian: резкий
• Translator English - Portuguese: franco
• Translator English - Bengali: ভোঁতা
• Translator English - French: émoussé
• Translator English - Malay: Tumpul
• Translator English - German: unverblümt
• Translator English - Japanese: 鈍い
• Translator English - Korean: 무딘
• Translator English - Javanese: Blunt
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thẳng thừng
• Translator English - Tamil: மழுங்கிய
• Translator English - Marathi: बोथट
• Translator English - Turkish: kör
• Translator English - Italian: diretto
• Translator English - Polish: stępiony
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тупий
• Translator English - Romanian: direct
• Translator English - Greek: αμβλύς
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stomp
• Translator English - Swedish: slö
• Translator English - Norwegian: brysk

10 QUOTES WITH «BLUNT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blunt.

1

Chinua Achebe

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

2

Tom Allen

Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups.

3

Dorothy Allison

I'm still very blunt: If you want to be a writer, get a day job. The fact that I have actually been able to make a living at it is astonishing.

4

Charlie Bell

Australians are pretty blunt and we say things how they really are.

5

Robert Blair

How blunt are all the arrows of thy quiver in comparison with those of guilt.

6

Edsger Dijkstra

About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead.

7

Jeff Greenfield

There is something discordant about a team of speechwriters and political operatives hammering away to create an image of the 'real, inner' candidate. And, to be blunt, there is no necessary connection between a moving life experience and the skills necessary for leadership.

8

Jay Griffiths

The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals.

9

Tim Gunn

I found early on in teaching, if you're too blunt an instrument, the students discredit you and think you're just being mean. They're not interested in what you have to say.

10

David Harsanyi

Simplification of the tax code would not only unlock dormant economic potential, but, in the process, it would blunt the preferred weapon of social engineers, who reward favored industries, punish success and distort economic incentives.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUNT»

Discover the use of blunt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blunt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Breaking Clean

The author describes her life in the contemporary American West and the skills she developed to survive in a man's world as she details her experiences with blizzards, prairie fires, and extreme isolation in the harsh western landscape.

‎2003

Anthony Blunt: His Lives

Anthony Blunt, aesthete, communist, homosexual, MI5 agent, and Soviet mole, also made an enormous contribution to the establishment of art history as Director of the Courtald Institute.

Miranda Carter, 2001

Borromini

Studies the architectural development, styles, and forms of Borromini, noting the importance of geometry and the influence of such masters as Bernini and Michelangelo

Anthony Blunt, 1979

Art and Architecture in France, 1500-1700

Anthony Blunt presents major artists and their principal works chronologically, provides an overview of the main projects of the period and of the artistic personalities behind them, and clearly sets the historical context.

Anthony Blunt, Richard Beresford, 1999

The Art of Botanical Illustration: An Illustrated History

This beautiful book surveys the evolution of botanical illustration from the crude scratchings of paleolithic man down to the highly scientific work of the 20th-century. 186 magnificent examples, over 30 in full color.

Wilfrid Blunt, William Thomas Stearn, 1950

A Blunt Instrument

"Given the chance I could happily devour a stack of her novels one after the other." -A Work In Progress "A few things that you are guaranteed when you pick up a Georgette Heyer novel of any kind are unique characters and a fast-paced plot.

Georgette Heyer, 2010

Home

An essential guide to studying home and domesticity, this book locates 'home' within wider traditions of thought across the social sciences and humanities, analyzing different sources, methods and examples in historical and contemporary ...

Alison Blunt, Robyn Dowling, 2006

Crime Machine

The victims, visitors from Russia, are in Algonquin Bay attending the annual fur auction. This is by no means a routine murder investigation as Cardinal soon discovers, but a horrific piece of a very twisted puzzle.

Giles Blunt, 2011

Linnaeus: The Compleat Naturalist

This book gives a fascinating and rounded portrait of Linnaeus the man, charting his rise from a poor student at Lund University to Professor of Medicine at Uppsala and a founder of the Royal Academy of Sciences.

Wilfrid Blunt, 2001

A Pilgrimage of Passion: The Life of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

A writer, poet, rebel, politician and explorer, his controversial life was in every sense a 'pilgrimage of passion'.

Elizabeth Longford, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUNT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blunt is used in the context of the following news items.

Emily Blunt stuns in white ensemble at Christian Dior's Paris …

And, true to form, British actress Emily Blunt dazzled when she attended the Christian Dior 2015-2016 Haute Couture collection in Paris on ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

6 key moments from the South Carolina Senate's strikingly blunt …

South Carolina lawmakers are having an incredibly honest debate about race relations and the Confederate flag's place in their state right now. «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Three-year-old girl gives her dad a blunt lesson about childbirth in …

When explaining the complexities of childbirth, some kids rely on the colorful euphemisms their parents taught them - while others just tell it like ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

The Huntsman filming starts as Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt don …

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Emily Blunt, Lupita Nyong'o, And Rosie Huntington-Whiteley …

Emily Blunt, Lupita Nyong'o, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley woke up Dior's Fall 2015 Haute Couture show in Paris on Monday, looking like the ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»

Christie promises blunt campaign as he enters 2016 contest …

“He's not gonna be a politician and talk out of both sides of his mouth”, LePage said of the New Jersey governor, who opened his 2016 ... «The Bell Jar, Jul 15»

Shelter warns blunt rent cap could harm tenants

Houses in Derbyshire. Researchers warned that a blunt cap on rents would encourage the growth of a black market. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

'Memo to Eric: we've already got children': Penny Wong's blunt …

But as debate about same-sex marriage in Australia heats up, senator Penny Wong delivered a blunt message for the government's Senate ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

Coos Bay homicide autopsy: Man died of blunt force trauma to head …

Authorities say the man whose body was found last weekend in tidal mudflats near a wastewater treatment plant in Coos County died of blunt ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»

This Person's Insane Blunt-Rolling Skills Are Completely …

It takes a whole lot of skill, an ounce of patience and an overall creative drive in order to master it, but there are a few artists out there who make ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»