Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bluntness

/ˈblʌnt.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: blunt-ness
IPA: /ˈblʌnt.nəs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being blunt.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place."
"James Bond suddenly knew that he was tired. He always knew when his body or his mind had had enough and he always acted on the knowledge. This helped him to avoid staleness and the sensual bluntness that breeds mistakes."

Etymology

From Middle English bluntnes, bluntnesse, equivalent to blunt + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bluntnes

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈblʌnt.nəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bluntnesses (plural)

Synonyms

dullness

Questions

How do you pronounce bluntness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblʌnt.nəs/.
What does bluntness mean?: The characteristic of being blunt.
Where does bluntness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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