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bluffer


 
  Grep  of  noun  bluffer 
  bluffer 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bluffer 
 
  The  noun  bluffer  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bluffer  --  (a  person  who  tries  to  bluff  other  people) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  bluff 
 
  The  adj  bluff  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bluff,  bold,  sheer  --  (very  steep;  having  a  prominent  and  almost  vertical  front;  "a  bluff  headland";  "where  the  bold  chalk  cliffs  of  England  rise";  "a  sheer  descent  of  rock") 
  2.  bluff  --  (bluntly  direct  and  outspoken  but  good-natured;  "a  bluff  but  pleasant  manner";  "a  bluff  and  rugged  natural  leader") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  bluff 
 
  2  senses  of  bluff 
 
  Sense  1 
  bluff,  bold,  sheer 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  steep)  ->  gradual 
 
  Sense  2 
  bluff 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  direct)  ->  indirect 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  bluff 
 
  2  senses  of  bluff 
 
  Sense  1 
  bluff,  bold,  sheer 
  =>  steep  (vs.  gradual) 
 
  Sense  2 
  bluff 
  =>  direct  (vs.  indirect) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  bluff 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  bluff 
 
  bluff  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  bluff 
  bluff 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bluffer 
 
  The  noun  bluffer  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bluffer  --  (a  person  who  tries  to  bluff  other  people) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  bluff 
 
  The  adj  bluff  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bluff,  bold,  sheer  --  (very  steep;  having  a  prominent  and  almost  vertical  front;  "a  bluff  headland";  "where  the  bold  chalk  cliffs  of  England  rise";  "a  sheer  descent  of  rock") 
  2.  bluff  --  (bluntly  direct  and  outspoken  but  good-natured;  "a  bluff  but  pleasant  manner";  "a  bluff  and  rugged  natural  leader") 



bluffer definition