SuaviloquyToday’s word

bluntness

Bluntness, n.

1. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness. The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles. Holland.

2. A bruptness of address; rude plainness. "Bluntness of speech." Boyle.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists bluntness only as an antonym, under acumen.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms