Meaning
Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English blunt, blont, from Old English *blunt, probably of North Germanic origin, possibly related to Old Norse blunda (“to shut eyes, to doze”), related to blind (> Icelandic blunda, Swedish blunda, Danish blunde). Compare the Scandinavian-German munitons term blind (“non-live, dummy”), opposite of skarp (“live”, literally, “sharp”): Swedish and Danish blind patron (“dummy round”), Danish blindt skud, German blinder schuss (“dummy shot”), blinde granate (“dummy grenade”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
sharpenenliven
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: