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   Dull·ness

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   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"
   • 3. the quality of being slow to understand; stupidity: "critical comments on the stupidity or dullness of those in authority"
   • ▪ the quality of not perceiving things distinctly: "you might notice mental dullness that feels like a hangover"

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   What does dullness mean?

   • dullness (usually uncountable, plural dullnesses) The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity. The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome . Lack of interest or excitement. The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen . (of an edge) bluntness. The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.

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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 is a dullness in music?

   • The quality of being slow to understand things. The quality of being uninteresting. The lack of visual brilliance. (of an edge) Bluntness. Its almost complete absence in some of these works makes for monotony and produces a sense of dullness, which may not be inherent in all the details of the music, but is none the less distinctly present.

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   What does a dull day mean?

   • slow in motion or action; not brisk; sluggish: a dull day in the stock market. mentally slow; lacking brightness of mind; somewhat stupid; obtuse. lacking keenness of perception in the senses or feelings; insensible; unfeeling. not intense or acute: a dull pain. to make or become dull.

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   Dull definition: not sharp; blunt. See examples of DULL used in a sentence.

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   Aug 31, 2023 · dullness (usually uncountable, plural dullnesses) The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity. The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome . Lack of interest or excitement. The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen . (of an edge) bluntness. The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.

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   Dullness definition: The quality of being slow to understand things.

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   What does the noun dullness mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dullness. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.