bluff[verb]Synonyms:- deceive, con, delude, fake, feign, mislead, pretend, pull the wool over someone's eyes
[noun]Synonyms:- deception, bluster, bravado, deceit, fraud, humbug, pretence, sham, subterfuge
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[noun]Synonyms:- precipice, bank, cliff, crag, escarpment, headland, peak, promontory, ridge
[adjective]Synonyms:- hearty, blunt, blustering, genial, good-natured, open, outspoken, plain-spoken
Antonyms: smooth, suave
Contrasted words: civil, courteous, courtly, gallant, polite, diplomatic, urbane
Related Idioms: to the point
Related Words: hearty,
honest,
sincere,
barefaced,
candid,
direct,
forthright,
frank,
no-nonsense,
outspoken,
plainspoken,
straightforward,
bearish,
rude,
tactless,
sharp,
tart,
laconic,
terse,
fool,
joke,
trick [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. bluff1 /blʌf/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Probably from Dutch bluffen 'to boast, play a kind of card game']
to pretend something, especially in order to achieve what you want in a difficult or dangerous situation:
You wouldn’t really tell her. You’re bluffing!bluff your way out of/through/past etc somebody/something (=go somewhere or succeed in doing something by deceiving someone) I hope we’ll be able to bluff our way past the guard. ‘I was with Don,’ she said, deciding to bluff it out (=continue to pretend something).bluff somebody into (doing) something (=make someone do something by deceiving them) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. bluff2 noun[
Sense 1-2: Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: ⇒ bluff1]
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Sense 3: Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: ⇒ bluff3]
1. [uncountable and countable] an attempt to deceive someone by making them think you will do something, when you do not intend to do it:
The threat was only a bluff. Whatever you say, you must do it. This isn’t a game of bluff. ⇒
double bluff2. call sb’s bluff to tell someone to do what they have threatened because you do not believe that they will really do it
3. [countable] a very steep cliff or slope
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
III. bluff3 adjective[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Early Dutch blaf 'flat']
a bluff person, usually a man, is pleasant but very direct and does not always consider other people:
He was a bluff no-nonsense administrator. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲