bluntness
/ˈblʌntnəs/noun
उच्चारण ब्लन्ट्नस
मुँहफटपन, रूखी स्पष्टवादिता
Core word
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[U]
the quality of saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite
मुँहफटपन, रूखी स्पष्टवादिता
- His bluntness often upsets people.
- She answered with her usual bluntness.
- I admired the bluntness of her reply, though it was hard to hear.
+ 2 more examples
- His bluntness cost him the job offer.
- The bluntness of the report shocked the board.
Synonyms directness frankness candour outspokenness
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[U]
the state of not having a sharp edge or point
भोथरापन, कुंदपन
- the bluntness of the old knife
- The bluntness of the scissors made it hard to cut the paper.
- The bluntness of the pencil meant the lines came out thick.
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- He sharpened the axe to fix its bluntness.
- Because of the bluntness of the blade, the vegetables were crushed, not cut.
Opposite sharpness
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bluntness (uncountable) = directness in speech
In this sense bluntness is uncountable: a person's bluntness, with bluntness, the bluntness of his reply. It suggests direct speech with little politeness.
इस अर्थ में bluntness uncountable है: a person's bluntness, with bluntness, the bluntness of his reply। यह कम शिष्टता वाली सीधी बात का भाव देता है।
- Her bluntness shocked the interview panel.
- He answered with surprising bluntness.
bluntness = lack of sharpness
For tools and edges, bluntness means the state of not being sharp. It can appear in descriptions of knives and pencils.
औज़ारों और धार के लिए bluntness का अर्थ तेज़ न होने की अवस्था है। यह चाकू और पेंसिल के वर्णन में आ सकता है।
- The bluntness of the knife made it useless for cutting.
- The bluntness of the pencil tip spoilt the drawing.
bluntness + of / in + noun
Use of to say whose bluntness: the bluntness of his comments. Use in for the field: bluntness in language.
किसकी bluntness है यह बताने के लिए of: the bluntness of his comments। क्षेत्र के लिए in: bluntness in language।
- The bluntness of his criticism upset the actors.
- There is a certain bluntness in her letters.
bluntness vs honesty
Honesty is a virtue. Bluntness is a style that may or may not be kind. Someone can be honest without bluntness.
Honesty एक गुण है। Bluntness एक शैली है जो दयालु हो भी सकती है और नहीं भी। कोई व्यक्ति bluntness के बिना भी ईमानदार हो सकता है।
- Her honesty won her respect despite her bluntness.
- He told the truth without bluntness.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bluntness
brutalrefreshingcharacteristicunusualdisarming
- I was surprised by the doctor's brutal bluntness.
with / in + bluntness
with greatwith characteristicwith typicalin his
- She replied with characteristic bluntness.
verb + bluntness
admireappreciatesoftenexcuseregret
- He later regretted his bluntness.
bluntness of + noun
of speechof toneof a bladeof a reply
- The bluntness of the reply ended the meeting.
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- The teacher's bluntness made the lazy students sit up.
शिक्षक की रूखी स्पष्टवादिता से आलसी विद्यार्थी चौकन्ने हो गए।
- Many people admire Sardar Patel's bluntness in negotiation.
बहुत से लोग वार्ता में सरदार पटेल की बेबाकी की प्रशंसा करते हैं।
- I was grateful for the bluntness of her advice, hard as it was to hear.
उसकी सलाह की साफ़गोई के लिए मैं आभारी था, चाहे उसे सुनना कठिन ही क्यों न था।
- The bluntness of the axe slowed the work.
कुल्हाड़ी की भोथरी धार ने काम धीमा कर दिया।
- His bluntness in public sometimes costs him friends.
सार्वजनिक रूप से उसका रूखापन कभी-कभी उसके मित्र छुड़वा देता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I did not like his bluntness behaviour.
✓ I did not like his blunt behaviour.
To describe behaviour use the adjective blunt, not the noun bluntness.
व्यवहार का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective 'blunt' आता है, noun 'bluntness' नहीं।