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- Dictionarydullness/ˈdʌlnəs/
noun
- 1. lack of interest or excitement: "tasks of such repetitive and numbing dullness"
- 2. lack of brightness, vividness, or sheen: "flowery options to brighten up the dullness of autumn"
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DULLNESS definition: 1. the fact of not being interesting or exciting, or of not being interested in anything: 2. the…. Learn more.
1. : tedious, uninteresting. dull lectures. 2. : lacking sharpness of edge or point. a dull knife. 3. a. : not resonant or ringing. a dull booming sound. b. : lacking in force, intensity, or sharpness. a dull ache. 4. : lacking brilliance or luster. a dull finish. 5. : cloudy. dull weather. 6.
Dullness describes a lack of vividness or excitement, and it can also be used for a lack of intelligence: "My dog is sweet, but her dullness makes it impossible to teach her any tricks." Definitions of dullness. noun. without sharpness or clearness of edge or point.
Find 30 different ways to say DULLNESS, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Synonyms for DULLNESS: thickness, density, simpleness, slowness, obtuseness, denseness, mindlessness, dumbness; Antonyms of DULLNESS: brightness, brilliance, intelligence, sharpness, cleverness, perception, quickness, smartness.
Thesaurus > the state of being unhappy and uninterested > dullness. These are words and phrases related to dullness. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of dullness.
the fact of not being bright or shiny. The sky was bright, contrasting with the dullness of the bare branches reaching upwards. the fact of being cloudy and slightly dark. Despite the dullness of the weather, she whistled all the way home. Check pronunciation: dullness. Nearby words. dullard noun. John Foster Dulles. dullness noun. dullsville noun.
1. a. Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring: a dull movie. b. Not brisk or rapid; sluggish: Business has been dull. 2. Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt: a dull knife. 3. a. Not intensely or keenly felt: a dull ache. b. Not bright, vivid, or shiny: a dull brown; a glaze with a dull finish. c. Cloudy or overcast: a dull sky. d.
The quality of being slow to understand things. Wiktionary. The quality of being uninteresting. Wiktionary. The lack of visual brilliance. Wiktionary. (of an edge) Bluntness. Wiktionary. Synonyms: insipidity. stodginess. sterility. sterileness. lifelessness. jejuneness. insipidness. flavorlessness. flatness. dryness. drabness. colorlessness.
having very little depth of color; lacking in richness or intensity of color. slow in motion or action;
