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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Blunt, SD (city, FIPS 6180)
    Location: 44.51547 N, 99.98797 W
    Population (1990): 342 (172 housing units)
    Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 57522

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Blunt \Blunt\, n.
     1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Blunt \Blunt\ (bl[u^]nt), a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or
     blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or
     perh. akin to E. blind.]
     1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not
        sharp.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; --
        opposed to acute.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His wits are not so blunt.            --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms
        of civility; rough in manners or speech. ``Hiding his
        bitter jests in blunt behavior.'' ``A plain, blunt man.''
        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I find my heart hardened and blunt to new
              impressions.                          --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged,
           blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude;
          brusque; impolite; uncivil.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Blunting.]
     1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
        make blunt. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
        the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
        susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Blunt \Blunt\, a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife,
     Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to E.
     blind.]
     1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not
        sharp.
  
              The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.
  
     2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; --
        opposed to acute.
  
              His wits are not so blunt.            --Shak.
  
     3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms
        of civility; rough in manners or speech. ``Hiding his
        bitter jests in blunt behavior.'' ``A plain, blunt man.''
        --Shak.
  
     4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]
  
              I find my heart hardened and blunt to new
              impressions.                          --Pope.
  
     Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged,
           blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
  
     Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude;
          brusque; impolite; uncivil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Blunting.]
     1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
        make blunt. --Shak.
  
     2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
        the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
        susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Blunt \Blunt\, n.
     1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
  
     2. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
  
     3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  blunt
       adj 1: having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt
              pencil"
       2: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt
          instrument"
       3: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
          subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
          shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my
          candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
          approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you
          may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
          outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
          point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: candid, forthright,
           frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank,
           straight-from-the-shoulder]
       4: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the
          blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality
          of the deadline" [syn: crude(a), stark(a)]
       v 1: make less intense; "blunted emotions"
       2: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
          [syn: numb, benumb, dull]
       3: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's
          edge" [syn: dull] [ant: sharpen]
       4: make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
       5: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor,
          force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her
          feelings"; "deaden a sound" [syn: deaden] [ant: enliven]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blunt
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 αμβλύς, όχι οξύς
     2 αμβλύς, απότομος
     3 αμβλύνους

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blunt
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro blont)
     Polish n.
     (lb pl slang) (alt sp pl blant)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Blunt
     n.
     1 (surname en from=nicknames).
     2 (place en minor city co/Hughes County s/South Dakota co/USA).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  blunt
     a.
     1 Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
     2 Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
     3 Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of
  civility; rough in manners or speech.
     4 Hard to impress or penetrate.
     5 Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
     n.
     1 A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
     2 A short needle with a strong point.
     3 (lb en smoking slang US) A marijuana cigar.
     4 (lb en UK slang archaic uncountable) money
     5 A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.
     vb.
     1 To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
     2 (lb en figuratively) To repress or weaken; to impair the force,
  keenness, or susceptibility, of

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Blunt
     n.
     1 (surname en from=nicknames).
     2 (place en minor city co/Hughes County s/South Dakota co/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  blunt
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro blont)
     Polish n.
     (lb pl slang) (alt sp pl blant)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Blunt
     n.
     1 (surname en from=nicknames).
     2 (place en minor city co/Hughes County s/South Dakota co/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  blunt
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro blont)
     Polish n.
     (lb pl slang) (alt sp pl blant)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Blunt
     n.
     1 (surname en from=nicknames).
     2 (place en minor city co/Hughes County s/South Dakota co/USA).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blunt
     Englanti a.
     1 tylppä, tylsä
     2 suorasukainen
     Englanti n.
     1 tietynmuotoinen sikari
     2 sikarista valmistettu tai sikarinlehteen kääritty kannabissavuke,
  bluntti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blunt
     Engelska a.
     trubbig, tvär
     Engelska n.
     1 kort synål
     2 (tagg amerikansk engelska slang språk=en) feting, spliff
     3 (tagg brittisk engelska slang ålderdomligt språk=en) kosing,
  pengar

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  blunt /blˈʌnt/
  afstomp

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Blunt /blˈʌnt/
  غير حادّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  blunt //blʌnt// 
  1. безцеремонен, рязък
  abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious
  2. глупав, тъп
  dull in understanding; slow of discernment
  3. нечувствителен
  hard to impress or penetrate
  4. притъпен, тъп
  having a thick edge or point, not sharp

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  blunt //blʌnt// 
  притъпявам
  to dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker