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- DictionaryDull/dəl/
adjective
- 1. lacking interest or excitement: "your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring"
- 2. lacking brightness, vividness, or sheen: "his face glowed in the dull lamplight"
verb
- 1. make or become dull or less intense: "time dulls the memory"
The meaning of DULL is tedious, uninteresting. How to use dull in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dull.
to make something such as a feeling less sharp and strong, or to become less sharp and strong: Many people use alcohol to dull their pain. The medication dulled her senses. There was no way to dull the noise of the bombardment. My sight may have dulled, but my other senses are sharper.
DULL definition: 1. not interesting or exciting in any way: 2. not clear, bright, or shiny: 3. (of weather, sky…. Learn more.
mentally slow; lacking brightness of mind; somewhat stupid; obtuse. Synonyms: unimaginative, stolid, unintelligent. Antonyms: bright. lacking keenness of perception in the senses or feelings; insensible; unfeeling. not intense or acute: a dull pain.
lacking in liveliness or animation. “he was so dull at parties”. “a dull political campaign”. “a large dull impassive man”. “ dull days with nothing to do”. “how dull and dreary the world is”. “fell back into one of her dull moods”. synonyms: unanimated.
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. Not clear or resonant: a dull thud. 4. Intellectually weak or obtuse; stupid. 5. Lacking responsiveness or alertness; insensitive: half-asleep and dull to the noises in the next room. 6.
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.
Definition of dull adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DULL definition: 1. not interesting: 2. not bright: 3. A dull sound is not loud or clear: . Learn more.
adjective. dullest, duller. Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring. A dull movie. American Heritage. Physically slow; slow-moving; sluggish. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Lacking spirit, zest, etc.; not lively; listless, insipid, etc.
