What is the Latin word for bluntness?

The usual Latin words for “bluntness” are horridus, inōrnātus, hebes; also falx, aciēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“bluntness” in Latin

horridusrough, bristly, shaggy; rude, rough, uncouth, unpolished, untrimmed; awful, dreadful, horrible, horrid, frightful, fearf inōrnātusunadorned, undecorated; uncelebrated hebesblunt, dull, not sharp or pointed; dim, faint, dull; tasteless, without smell, without sensation; dull, obtuse, sluggish falxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls aciēssharp edge or point; battle line; battle, engagement

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bluntness

hebes (falcis, etc.) acies; ruiticitas, mores inculti, horridi; sermo abruptus, inornatus; sermo liberior.

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What is the Latin word for bluntness?: The usual Latin words for “bluntness” are horridus, inōrnātus, hebes; also falx, aciēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.