bluffness
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Bluffness — Bluff ness, n. The quality or state of being bluff. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bluffness — Ⅰ. bluff [1] ► NOUN ▪ an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something. ► VERB ▪ try to deceive someone as to one s abilities or intentions. ● call someone s bluff Cf. ↑call someone s bluff … English terms dictionary
bluffness — noun see bluff I … New Collegiate Dictionary
bluffness — See bluffly. * * * … Universalium
bluffness — n. good natured honesty, pleasant frankness … English contemporary dictionary
bluffness — bluff·ness … English syllables
bluffness — noun good natured frankness • Derivationally related forms: ↑bluff • Hypernyms: ↑frankness, ↑outspokenness … Useful english dictionary
bluff — Ⅰ. bluff [1] ► NOUN ▪ an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something. ► VERB ▪ try to deceive someone as to one s abilities or intentions. ● call someone s bluff Cf. ↑call someone s bluff … English terms dictionary
bluffer — Ⅰ. bluff [1] ► NOUN ▪ an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something. ► VERB ▪ try to deceive someone as to one s abilities or intentions. ● call someone s bluff Cf. ↑call someone s bluff … English terms dictionary
bluffly — Ⅰ. bluff [1] ► NOUN ▪ an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something. ► VERB ▪ try to deceive someone as to one s abilities or intentions. ● call someone s bluff Cf. ↑call someone s bluff … English terms dictionary
