Synonyms for bluntness

Most common

harshness · dullness · roughness

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Noun

Antonyms

cunning, tact

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The characteristic of being blunt.

Forms

Plural

bluntnesses → harshnesses, dullnesses, roughnesses, outspokennesses…

Example sentences

• harshness Find a mean between harshness and indulgence.
• dullness I’ve had enough of life’s dullness.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

dullness²

9 letters

roughness², harshness²

10 letters

inelegance

13 letters

outspokenness⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dullness² = 2 syllables).