Difference between Deaden and Blunt

What is the difference between Deaden and Blunt?

Deaden as a verb is to render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. while Blunt as a verb is to dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.

Deaden

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. To become less lively; to diminish (by itself). To make soundproof.

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: For the sexuality thing, I really feel like the reason I speak so blunt about it is because I held it in for so long. I never told my mom. I never told my family. I kept it to myself. Now, I'm happy with who I am. Either you accept it, or you don't. There's a lot of rappers out there that's like that, but no one's stepping up.

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

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