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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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   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.

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   adjective. 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. not animated or enlivened; dull. colorless, colourless. lacking in variety and interest.

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

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   5 days ago · 1. adjective. If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting. [disapproval] I felt she found me boring and dull. Synonyms: boring, tedious, dreary, flat More Synonyms of dull. dullness uncountable noun. They enjoy anything that breaks the dullness of their routine life.

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   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.

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   Check pronunciation: dull. Definition of dull adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   having very little depth of color; lacking in richness or intensity of color. 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. See more.