bluntness
1. the quality of being direct and outspoken - the bluntness of a Yorkshireman • Derivationally related forms: blunt • Hypernyms: inconsideration, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness 2. without sharpness or clearness of edge or point - the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible • Syn: dullness • Ant: sharpness (for: dullness) • Derivationally related forms: blunt, dull (for: dullness) • Hypernyms: shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation • Hyponyms: obtuseness
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