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How to pronounce bluntness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dullness
Type of form, shape, configuration, conformation, contour
Has types obtuseness
Derivation blunt
Type Words
Type of thoughtlessness, inconsiderateness, inconsideration
Derivation blunt


the bluntness of a Yorkshireman.

Examples of bluntness

bluntness
The bluntness and self-assurance of Morgan's e-mail messages didn't surprise me.
From the nytimes.com
If his loftiness can set him apart from the crowd, her bluntness draws them in.
From the newsweek.com
The incident rather summed up Heffernan's afternoon and Kilmarnock's bluntness.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's too euphemistic for me, unlike the matter-of-fact bluntness of the original.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We were meant to think that she was making fun of her own legendary bluntness.
From the newsweek.com
If you value honesty, bluntness and spontaneity, you might be more loyal to Jacob.
From the sacbee.com
Didion's script is poetic in its bluntness, its detachment, its unavoidable truth.
From the nytimes.com
Dave Ellis is pure Yorkshire, a county with a well-earned reputation for bluntness.
From the nzherald.co.nz
These articles, after all, have to be judged, and judging involves bluntness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • The quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"
  • Dullness: without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"
  • The characteristic of being blunt