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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sustī
"चाकू की सुस्ती ने काटने में कठिनाई पैदा की।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of having a dull edge or point; not sharp.
"The bluntness of the knife made it difficult to cut through the vegetables." - 2
The quality of being straightforward or frank in speech or manner.
"Her bluntness in addressing the issue surprised everyone in the meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'bluntness' originates from the Middle English 'blunt', which comes from the Old Norse 'blunt', meaning 'dull' or 'not sharp'. The suffix '-ness' is derived from Old English, indicating a state or quality, thus evolving to describe the quality of being blunt in both physical and metaphorical senses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bluntness" is said worldwide
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Apathie
Transliteration: apathie
"La bluntness de son discours a choqué l'audience."
Stumpfheit
Transliteration: stumpfheit
"Die Stumpfheit des Messers machte das Schneiden schwierig."
Ottusità
Transliteration: ottusità
"L'ottusità della lama rendeva difficile il taglio."
Desafilado
Transliteration: desafilado
"La desafilado del cuchillo dificultó el corte."
Desgaste
Transliteration: desgaste
"O desgaste da faca dificultou o corte."
सुस्ती
Transliteration: sustī
"चाकू की सुस्ती ने काटने में कठिनाई पैदा की।"
钝度
Transliteration: dùn dù
"刀的钝度使切割变得困难。"
무딤
Transliteration: mudim
"칼의 무딤으로 인해 자르기가 어려웠습니다."
鈍さ
Transliteration: nibusa
"ナイフの鈍さが切るのを難しくしました。"
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