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   Dull

   /dəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. lacking interest or excitement: "your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring" Similar uninterestingboringtedioustiresomewearisomedrydry as dustflatblandcharacterlessfeaturelesscolorlessmonotonousunexcitinguninspiringunstimulatinglacking 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 drabdrearysomberdarksubduedmutedtoned downlacklusterlusterlesscolorlessfadedwashed outmuddywaterypaleliterary:subfuscOpposite bright
   • ▪ (of the weather) overcast; gloomy: "next morning dawned dull" Similar overcastcloudygloomydarkdimdismaldrearybleaksombergrayleadenmurkysunlesslouringliterary: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: "a lot more people are cut with dull knives than with sharp ones" Similar bluntbluntednot sharpunkeenunsharpeneddullededgelessworn downOpposite sharp
   • ▪ (of activity) sluggish or slow-moving: "gold closed lower in 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-headedbrainlessmindlessfoolishhalfwittedidioticmoronicimbeciliccretinousobtuseinformal:densedimdimwittedthickdumbdopeydozylamebrainedpig-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; insensitive. archaic

   verb

   • 1. make or become dull or less intense: "time dulls the memory" Similar lessendecreasediminishreducedampendepresstake the edge offbluntdeadenmutesoftentone downallayeasesootheassuagealleviatepalliatemoderatemitigatenumbbenumbdeadendesensitizerender insensitivestupefydazestundrugsedatetranquillizenarcotizerare:torpefyobtundfadepalebleachwash outdecolorizedecolordimetiolatedarkenblackendimblurveilobscureshadowfogliterary: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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   Dull definition: not sharp; blunt. See examples of DULL used in a sentence.

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   What is the dictionary definition of dull?

   • Dictionary source: Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 English to English translation of dull ( v. t.) To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.

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   What does dull mean in German?

   • German (Düll): see Duell . North German: nickname for a foolish unreasonable person from Middle Low German dul dulle. English (Kent): variant of Dill .

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   Is dull a verb or an adjective?

   • Let’s think of something interesting about dull. Hmm. 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.

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   How do you use dull in a sentence?

   • You can even use it for physical things, like a knife, which you can dull, that is, make it less sharp. You can even dull something visual, making it lacking in light, or use it describe pain — you know, the kind that is not sharp, just an ache. Exciting? No — dull. "Dull."

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   dull not interesting or exciting: Life in a small town can be extremely dull. tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient: The journey soon became tedious. Patterns. to be boring/dull/tedious for somebody; boring/dull/tedious subjects/books; boring/dull/tedious jobs/work/games; a boring/dull ...

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   The conference was a dull affair, lacking dynamic speakers. 13. The restaurant's atmosphere was dull, with no ambiance. 14. His conversation was dull, devoid of interesting topics. 15. The city's nightlife was surprisingly dull for a Saturday. 16. The meeting was a dull, unproductive waste of time. 17. The play turned out to be a dull ...

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    dull meaning: 1. not interesting: 2. not bright: 3. A dull sound is not loud or clear: . Learn more.