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   dull

   /dʌl/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking interest or excitement: "your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring" Similar uninterestingboringtedioustiresomewearisomedrydry as dustflatblandcharacterlessfeaturelesscolourlessmonotonousunexcitinguninspiringunstimulatinglacking varietylacking variationlacking excitementlacking interestunimaginativeuneventfullifelesssoullessinsipidunoriginalderivativecommonplaceprosaicrun-of-the-millhumdrumunremarkablebanallameploddingponderouspedestrianinformal:dull as dishwaterdeadlyno great shakesnot up to muchdreichdullsvilleorneryOpposite interesting
   • ▪ (of a person) feeling bored and dispirited: archaic "she said she wouldn't be dull and lonely"
   • 2. lacking brightness, vividness, or sheen: "his face glowed in the dull lamplight" Similar drabdrearysombredarksubduedmutedtoned downlacklustrelustrelesscolourlessfadedwashed outmuddywaterypaleliterary:subfuscOpposite bright
   • ▪ (of the weather) overcast; gloomy: "next morning dawned dull" Similar overcastcloudygloomydarkdimdismaldrearybleaksombregreyleadenmurkysunlesslouringliterary:subfuscOpposite sunnybright
   • ▪ (of sound) not clear; muffled: "a dull thud of hooves" Similar muffledmutedquietsoftsoftenedfaintindistinctstifledsmotheredsuppressedOpposite loudresonant
   • ▪ (of pain) indistinctly felt; not acute: "there was a dull pain in his lower jaw"
   • ▪ (of an edge or blade) blunt: "when cutting hard rock the edge soon became dull" Similar bluntbluntednot sharpunkeenunsharpeneddullededgelessworn downOpposite sharp
   • ▪ (of activity) sluggish or slow-moving: "shares closed weaker after a day of dull trading" Similar slacksluggishflatslowslow-movingquietinactivestaticstagnantdepressedsluggishlethargicenervatedunenergeticlistlesslanguidtorpidinactiveinertslowslow-movingsleepysomnolentdrowsywearytiredfatiguedheavyapatheticinformal:dozydopeyyawnylogyasthenicneurasthenicarchaic:lymphaticOpposite brisklively
   • 3. (of a person) slow to understand; stupid: "the voice of a teacher talking to a rather dull child" Similar unintelligentstupidslowdull-wittedslow-wittedwitlessdoltishdunce-likestolidvacuousempty-headedbrainlessmindlessfoolishhalf-wittedidioticmoronicimbeciliccretinousobtuseinformal:densedimdim-wittedthickdumbdopeydozylamebrainedpig-ignorantbovineslow on the uptakesoft in the headbrain-deadboneheadedchuckleheadeddunderheadedwooden-headedfat-headedmuttonheadeddaftnot the full shillingthick as two short planksvulgar slang:dumb-assOpposite clever
   • ▪ (of a person's senses) not perceiving things distinctly. archaic

   verb

   • 1. make or become dull or less intense: "time dulls the memory" Similar lessendecreasediminishreducedampendepresstake the edge offbluntdeadenmutesoftentone downallayeasesootheassuagealleviatepalliatemoderatemitigatenumbbenumbdeadendesensitizerender insensitivestupefydazestundrugsedatetranquillizenarcotizerare:torpefyobtundfadepalebleachwash outdecolorizedecolourdimetiolatedarkenblackendimblurveilobscureshadowfogliterary:bedimdampenput a damper oncast a pall overcast downlowerdepresscrushshakesapsuppressextinguishsmotherstifleOpposite intensifyenlivenenhancebrightenbrightenraise

   Word Origin Old Englishdol ‘stupid’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dol ‘crazy’ and German toll ‘mad, fantastic, wonderful’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dullish adjective

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   What does dull mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DULL definition: 1. not interesting or exciting in any way: 2. not clear, bright, or shiny: 3. (of weather, sky…. Learn more.

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   What does dullness mean?

   • dull′ness, dul′ness n. These adjectives mean lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise: a dull, uninteresting performance; a colorless and unimaginative person; a drab and boring job; a humdrum conversation; a lackluster life; a pedestrian movie plot; a stodgy dinner party; an uninspired lecture.

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   What is the difference between dull and blunt?

   • SYNONYMS 1. dull, blunt refer to the edge or point of an instrument, tool, or the like. dull implies a lack or a loss of keenness or sharpness: a dull razor or saw. blunt may mean the same or may refer to an edge or point not intended to be keen or sharp: a blunt or stub pen; a blunt foil. 2. boring, tiresome, dreary, vapid. 3.

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   Is dull a verb or an adjective?

   • It can be a verb or an adjective! So when you’re reading a dull or boring word description, for instance, it can dull or deaden your appetite for reading more word descriptions. That’s pretty fascinating, no? You can even use it for physical things, like a knife, which you can dull, that is, make it less sharp.

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     DULL meaning: 1. not interesting or exciting in any way: 2....

   • Dull: Korean Translation

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   • Dull: Japanese Translation

     DULL translate: 退屈な, （色が）くすんだ, （音が）こもっている, 暗（くら）い,...

   • Dull Spanish Translation

     DULL translate: soso, aburrido, sordo, apagado/ada...

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     all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) definition: 1....

   • Znaczenie Dull, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     dull definicja: 1. not interesting or exciting in any way:...

   • Dull: Russian Translation

     DULL translate: скучный , неяркий, пасмурный, глухой (о...

   • Dull: Catalan Translation

     dull translate: avorrit, ensopit, apagat, esmorteït, sord....

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   To dull something means to take away its edge, its energy, or its excitement. "Watching that movie will dull your senses, until you fall asleep." Let’s think of something interesting about dull .

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