BLUNTNESS Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word bluntness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BLUNTNESS
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abruptness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abrupt discourteous manner • the property possessed by a slope that is very steep • the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning | ||||||||
brusqueness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abrupt discourteous manner | ||||||||
candor | nounn | |||||||
noun • ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty • the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech | ||||||||
curtness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abrupt discourteous manner | ||||||||
directness | nounn | |||||||
noun • trueness of course toward a goal • the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech | ||||||||
frankness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech • the trait of being blunt and outspoken | ||||||||
plainness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being unmixed with other material • clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous • the appearance of being plain and unpretentious • an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful | ||||||||
straightforwardness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being direct and straightforward • without hypocrisy | ||||||||
dullness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being slow to understand • the quality of lacking interestingness • a lack of visual brightness • lack of sensibility • without sharpness or clearness of edge or point |