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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’.

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   • 1. dullish adjective

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   The meaning of DULL is tedious, uninteresting. How to use dull in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dull.

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   If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting. [disapproval] They are both nice people but can be rather dull. I felt she found me boring and dull. The documentary lasts for more than two-and-a-half hours, and there is scarcely a dull minute.

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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."

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   What does dull mean?

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   How do you describe a dull person?

   • 1. If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting. [disapproval] [...] 2. Someone or something that is dull is not very lively or energetic. [...] 3. A dull color or light is not bright. [...] Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

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   What does a dull pain mean?

   • A heavy, dull Pain generally affects the Patient, either on the Right or Left Side. Mod. A sharp pain, followed by a dull ache. Of a person: that works or labours; engaged in work; having paid employment. In later use also: engaged in manual or industrial work; working-class.

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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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   What is a dull colour?

   • A dull colour or light is not bright. The stamp was a dull blue colour. The street lamps gleamed dully through the night's mist. You say the weather is dull when it is very cloudy. It's always dull and raining. Dull sounds are not very clear or loud. The long whining whistle of a shell was followed by the dull boom of the explosion.

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   How do you know if something is dull?

   • Dull feelings are weak and not intense. The pain, usually a dull ache, gets worse with exercise. I realized with a kind of dull shock that I didn't recognize a single name. His arm throbbed dully. If a knife or blade is dull, it is not sharp. If something dulls or if it is dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively.

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   • not interesting or exciting synonym dreary. Life in a small town could be deadly dull. The countryside was flat, dull and uninteresting. The first half of the game was pretty dull.
   • not bright or shiny. a dull grey colour. dull, lifeless hair. Her eyes were dull. The fire died down to a dull glow. Topics Colours and Shapes c1.
   • not bright, with a lot of clouds synonym overcast. It was a dull, grey day. The town seemed deserted in the dull afternoon light. Topics Weather c1.
   • not clear or loud. The gates shut behind him with a dull thud.

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   Dull means not quick in intelligence, perception, or motion; not keen or intense; or slow in action or progress. It comes from Old English and has various meanings and examples in different contexts.

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    Definitions of 'dull'. 1. If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting. [disapproval] [...] 2. Someone or something that is dull is not very lively or energetic. [...] 3. A dull color or light is not bright.