blunt
معنی فارسی
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معنی کامل و مثالها
/blunt/adj., vt., vi.
● (لبهی چاقو و تیغ و غیره) کند (درمقابل تیز: sharp)
a blunt razor blade
تیغ ریش تراش کند
● کند کردن یا شدن
cutting cardboard will blunt the edge of this knife
بریدن مقوا لبهی این چاقو را کند میکند.
the wound had been inflicted with a blunt object
زخم توسط آلت سرپهنی وارد آورده شده بود.
● کند ذهن، کودن، دیرآموز، پخمه، کم هوش
● رک، ناپوشیده، بیشیله پیله
he told them bluntly that they are not welcome
رک به آنها گفت که مقدمشان خوشایند نیست.
let me ask you bluntly
بگذارید بیرودربایستی از شما بپرسم.
● (از شدت یا درد و غیره) کاستن، (اثر چیزی را) کم کردن
alcohol blunts pain and thought
الکل درد و تفکر را کند میکند.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from Middle English 'blont' meaning 'dull, blunt'.
مثال
- The knife is too blunt to cut through the meat.
- He used a blunt pencil to fill out the form.
- Her blunt remarks offended many people.
ترکیبهای رایج
Blunt knife Blunt pencil Blunt remarks Blunt force
تعریف انگلیسی
- make less intense “blunted emotions” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- make numb or insensitive “The shock numbed her senses” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
- make dull or blunt “Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- make less sharp “blunt the knives” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation “Terror blunted her feelings” “deaden a sound” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s somethingII”
- having a broad or rounded end “thick marks made by a blunt pencil”
- used of a knife or other blade; not sharp “a blunt instrument”
- 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”
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment “the blunt truth” “the crude facts” “facing the stark reality of the deadline”
مترادفها
I. adjective
1. Dull, obtuse, pointless, edgeless.
2. Dull witted, dull, thick witted, obtuse, stupid, stolid.
3. Abrupt, bluff, plain, uncourtly, unceremonious, without formal civility.
4. Brusk (or brusque), rough, harsh, uncourteous, ungracious, impolite, rude.
II. verb active
1. Dull, make dull.
2. Benumb, paralyze, deaden, stupefy, obtund, hebetate, make insensible, callous, or obtuse.
3. Moderate, allay, assuage, mitigate, quiet, alleviate, soften.