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English Dictionary: bluntness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bluntness
n
  1. the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"
  2. without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"
    Synonym(s): dullness, bluntness
    Antonym(s): asperity, keenness, sharpness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bluntness \Blunt"ness\, n.
      1. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of
            sharpness.
  
                     The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles.
                                                                              --Holland.
  
      2. Abruptness of address; rude plainness. [bd]Bluntness of
            speech.[b8] --Boyle.
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