Difference between Blunt and Dull

What is the difference between Blunt and Dull?

Blunt as a verb is to dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. while Dull as a verb is to render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.

Blunt

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A fencer's foil. A short needle with a strong point. A marijuana cigar.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. Hard to impress or penetrate. Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive

Example sentence: Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days... that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you. It speaks to your livelihood and it's not compromised. It's blunt. It's raw, straight off the street - from the beat to the voice to the words.

Dull

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.Boring; not exciting or interesting.Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster.Not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.To soften, moderate or blunt.To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.

Example sentence: Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life.

We hope you now know whether to use Blunt or Dull in your sentence.

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