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dull > 19 senses
ADJECTIVE1dullLacking in liveliness or animation
2dullEmitting or reflecting very little light
3dull, muffled, muted, softenedBeing or made softer or less loud or clear
4dull, boring, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisomeSo lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
5dull(of color) very low in saturation
6dullNot keenly felt
7dull, dense, dim, dumb, obtuse, slowSlow to learn or understand
8dull, slow, sluggish(of business) not active or brisk
9dullNot having a sharp edge or point
10dullBlunted in responsiveness or sensibility
11dull, thuddingNot clear and resonant
12dull, gray, grey, leadenDarkened with overcast
VERB1dullMake dull in appearance
2dullBecome dull or lusterless in appearance
3dull, muffle, mute, damp, dampen, tone downDeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
4dull, numb, benumb, bluntMake numb or insensitive
5dull, bluntMake dull or blunt
6dull, pallBecome less interesting or attractive
7dullMake less lively or vigorous
dull > pronunciation
Soundsdah'l
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website...
dull > adjective 1
MeaningLacking in liveliness or animation.
Examples"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"
Attribute ofdullness, dulness
Similararid, desiccate, desiccated; bovine; drab, dreary; heavy, leaden; humdrum, monotonous; lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless
See alsounanimated; colorless, colourless; spiritless
Contrarylively
Adverbsdully
dull > adjective 2
MeaningEmitting or reflecting very little light.
Examples"a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
Attribute ofluminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
Similarflat, mat, matt, matte, matted; lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless
See alsounpolished
Contrarybright
Adverbsdully
dull > adjective 3
MeaningBeing or made softer or less loud or clear.
Examples"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
Synonymsmuffled, muted, softened
Similar tosoft
dull > adjective 4
MeaningSo lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.
Examples"a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"
Synonymsboring, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
Similar touninteresting
dull > adjective 5
Meaning(of color) very low in saturation. Highly diluted.
Examples"dull greens and blues"
Similar tounsaturated
dull > adjective 6
MeaningNot keenly felt.
Examples"a dull throbbing"; "dull pain"
Similardeadened
Contrarysharp
dull > adjective 7
MeaningSlow to learn or understand. Lacking intellectual acuity.
Examples"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
Synonymsdense, dim, dumb, obtuse, slow
Similar tostupid
dull > adjective 8
Meaning(of business) not active or brisk.
Examples"business is dull (or slow)"
Synonymsslow, sluggish
Categorycommercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Similar toinactive
dull > adjective 9
MeaningNot having a sharp edge or point.
Examples"the knife was too dull to be of any use"
Similarblunt; blunted, dulled; edgeless; unsharpened
Contrarysharp
dull > adjective 10
MeaningBlunted in responsiveness or sensibility.
Examples"a dull gaze"; "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa Cather
Similar toinsensitive
dull > adjective 11
MeaningNot clear and resonant. Sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft.
Examples"the dull thud"
Synonymsthudding
Similar tounreverberant, nonresonant
dull > adjective 12
MeaningDarkened with overcast.
Examples"a dull sky"
Synonymsgray, grey, leaden
Similar tocloudy
dull > verb 1, contact
MeaningMake dull in appearance.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"Age had dulled the surface"
Broaderchange, alter, modify
dull > verb 2, change
MeaningBecome dull or lusterless in appearance. Lose shine or brightness.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"the varnished table top dulled with time"
Broaderchange
dull > verb 3, perception
MeaningDeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsmuffle, mute, damp, dampen, tone down
Broadersoften
dull > verb 4, perception
MeaningMake numb or insensitive.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonymsnumb, benumb, blunt
Broaderdesensitize, desensitise
dull > verb 5, contact
MeaningMake dull or blunt.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
Synonymsblunt
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Contrarysharpen
dull > verb 6, change
MeaningBecome less interesting or attractive.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymspall
Broaderchange
Nounsdullard
dull > verb 7, change
MeaningMake less lively or vigorous.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
Narrowercloud
Broaderweaken

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