A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
"The coach handed him a blunt to help him practice his footwork without worrying about safety."
In plain English: A blunt is an unfiltered cigarette that has had its filter removed so you can smoke it directly from the end of the tobacco roll.
"He reached into his pocket and pulled out two blunt to share with his friends."
To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
"He used a file to blunt the sharp edge of the chisel before sharpening it again."
In plain English: To blunt something means to make its edge less sharp so it cannot cut as easily.
"She bluntly refused to lend him any more money."
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"
Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
"The knife had become so blunt that it struggled to slice through the bread."
In plain English: Blunt means lacking sharpness, either physically not being able to cut things well or figuratively speaking without hiding your true feelings.
"He gave me blunt advice about my career choices without any sugarcoating."
Usage: Use "blunt" as an adjective to describe objects that have lost their sharpness through wear, such as dull knives or tips. When referring to speech, the word implies being direct and straightforward rather than evasive or polite.
The word "blunt" comes from the Old English term for a dull edge and likely originated in North Germany. It is probably related to words meaning "to doze," suggesting an ancient connection between being mentally sluggish and having a sharpness that has worn away.