Bluntness vs. Frankness — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bluntness and Frankness
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Definitions
Bluntness
Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
Frankness
Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
Made several frank remarks about the quality of their work.
Bluntness
Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech
"People [in the Western US] are blunt with one another, sometimes even cruel, believing honesty is stronger medicine than sympathy" (Gretel Ehrlich).
Frankness
Clearly manifest; evident
Frank enjoyment.
Bluntness
Stark; unadorned
"The blunt truth ... is that he is devoid of political courage" (Jeff Jacoby).
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Frankness
To put an official mark on (a piece of mail) so that it can be sent free of charge.
Bluntness
Slow to perceive, understand, or feel; dull or insensitive
"I felt blunt with shock when I heard the news" (Sallie Bingham).
Frankness
To send (mail) free of charge.
Bluntness
To dull the edge of (a knife, for example).
Frankness
To place a stamp or mark on (a piece of mail) to show the payment of postage.
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Bluntness
To make less effective; weaken
Blunting the criticism with a smile.
Frankness
To enable (a person) to come and go freely.
Bluntness
To become blunt
When the scraper blade blunts, you will have to replace it.
Frankness
A mark or signature placed on a piece of mail to indicate the right to send it free of charge.
Bluntness
A cigar whose interior has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana.
Frankness
The right to send mail free.
Bluntness
A marijuana cigarette that has been rolled in a cigar's tobacco leaf wrapper instead of rolling paper.
Frankness
A franked piece of mail.
Bluntness
The characteristic of being blunt.
Frankness
The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
Bluntness
Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of sharpness.
The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles.
Frankness
The quality of being frank; candor; openess; ingenuousness; fairness; liberality.
Bluntness
Abruptness of address; rude plainness.
Frankness
The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Bluntness
The quality of being direct and outspoken;
The bluntness of a Yorkshireman
Frankness
The trait of being blunt and outspoken
Bluntness
Without sharpness of edge or point
