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Bluntness vs Directness - What's the difference?

bluntness | directness |

As nouns the difference between bluntness and directness

is that bluntness is the characteristic of being blunt while directness is the state or quality of being direct.

bluntness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The characteristic of being blunt.
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    directness

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The state or quality of being direct.

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