|
English to English adjective
| 1 |
lacking in liveliness or animation |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
emitting or reflecting very little light | | Example: a dull glow
dull silver badly in need of a polish
a dull sky
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
not keenly felt | | Example: a dull throbbing
dull pain
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
not having a sharp edge or point | | Example: the knife was too dull to be of any use
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
| 6 |
being or made softer or less loud or clear | | Example: the dull boom of distant breaking waves
muffled drums
the muffled noises of the street
muted trumpets
source: wordnet30
| 7 |
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | | Example: a boring evening with uninteresting people
the deadening effect of some routine tasks
a dull play
his competent but dull performance
a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
tedious days on the train
the tiresome chirping of a cricket
other people's dreams are dreadfully wear
source: wordnet30
| 8 |
(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted | | Example: dull greens and blues
source: wordnet30
| 9 |
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | | Example: so dense he never understands anything I say to him
never met anyone quite so dim
although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
worked with the slow students
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
(of business) not active or brisk | | Example: business is dull (or slow)
a sluggish market
source: wordnet30
| 11 |
blunted in responsiveness or sensibility | | Example: a dull gaze
so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her
source: wordnet30
| 12 |
not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft | | Example: the dull thud
thudding bullets
source: wordnet30
| 13 |
darkened with overcast | | Example: a dark day
a dull sky
the sky was leaden and thick
source: wordnet30 verb
| 14 |
make dull in appearance | | Example: Age had dulled the surface
source: wordnet30
| 15 |
become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness | | Example: the varnished table top dulled with time
source: wordnet30
| 16 |
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping | | source: wordnet30
| 17 |
make numb or insensitive | | Example: The shock numbed her senses
source: wordnet30
| 18 |
make dull or blunt | | Example: Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
source: wordnet30
| 19 |
become less interesting or attractive | | source: wordnet30
| 20 |
make less lively or vigorous | | Example: Middle age dulled her appetite for travel
source: wordnet30
| 21 |
To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. | | source: webster1913
| 22 |
To become dull or stupid. | | source: webster1913
|