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Meanings of bluntness in English

Spanish
torpeza

Without sharpness or clearness of edge or point.

torpeza
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Examples for "dullness"
Examples for "dullness"
1
And there for one moment I stood in the stock-dullness of despair.
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3
2
The absence of Patience Oriel added to the dullness of the place.
Doctor Thorne
3
I know by the dullness on the glass when I rub it.
The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales
4
Afterwards Alice often wondered at her dullness in not guessing the truth.
Muslin
5
Never did Pretender speculate more dully upon the dullness of the masses.
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
Usage of bluntness in English
1
All the bluntness and coarseness of feeling in the workmanship of fig.
Stones of Venice [introductions]
2
Certainly, some of Trump's right-wing supporters appreciate his bluntness about Islamic extremists.
Reuters
3
The bluntness of his question seemed to both surprise and reassure her.
Damaged
4
Photograph: Caterina Clerici Her Swedish bluntness also helped us nail another interview.
The Guardian
5
But Murdoch senior's bluntness had the effect of rendering James' testimony inconsequential.
Reuters
6
The coarse bluntness and directness of the man did not offend her.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
7
Chakrabarti asked with atypical bluntness, and it was Janacek's turn to shrug.
War Of Honor
8
Though they were not large their flaccid bluntness made them seem clumsy.
The maltese falcon
9
If I'm still welcome, bluntness and all. He looked at me sharply.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
10
And, until just now, the outcome of her bluntness had never mattered.
Diagnosis: danger
11
There is a sort of superstition that bluntness and honesty go together.
One Day's Courtship, and The Heralds of Fame
12
Those who knew Swift, took no offence at his bluntness of behavior.
Irish Wit and Humor / Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Lea...
13
He was finding it hard to take offense at the gambler's bluntness.
The Long Chance
14
He apologised for the guard's bluntness and his misinterpretation of his message.
Dr. Dumany's Wife
15
The consulting friend, somewhat nettled by the plain man's bluntness, might retort:
The Plain Man and His Wife
16
Forget his bluntness, then, I beseech you, and forgive his unpleasant remark.
Prince Eugene and His Times
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Bluntness through the time
Bluntness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common