dull

dull: [[t]dʌ̱l[/t]]
duller, dullest, dulls, dulling, dulled

1) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting.

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.

Syn:

boring

Ant:

lively

Derived words:

dullness N-UNCOUNT
They enjoy anything that breaks the dullness of their routine life.

2) ADJ-GRADED Someone or something that is dull is not very lively or energetic.

The body's natural rhythms mean we all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm.

Syn:

sluggish

Derived words:

dully ADV ADV after v
His giant face had a rough growth of stubble, his eyes looked dully ahead.

dullness N-UNCOUNT
Did you notice any unusual depression or dullness of mind?

3) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n A dull colour or light is not bright.

The stamp was a dark, dull blue colour with a heavy black postmark.

Syn:

sombre

Derived words:

dully ADV ADV with v
The street lamps gleamed dully through the night's mist.

4) ADJ-GRADED You say the weather is dull when it is very cloudy.

It's always dull and raining.

Ant:

sunny

5) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n Dull sounds are not very clear or loud.

The long whining whistle of a shell was followed by the dull boom of the explosion...

The coffin closed with a dull thud.

Ant:

sharp

Derived words:

dully ADV ADV after v
He heard his heart thump dully but more quickly.

6) ADJ-GRADED: ADJ n 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.

Ant:

sharp

Derived words:

dully ADV
His arm throbbed dully.

7) ADJ-GRADED If a knife or blade is dull, it is not sharp. [OLD-FASHIONED]

Syn:

blunt

Ant:

keen

8) V-ERG If something dulls or if it is dulled, it becomes less intense, bright, or lively.

Her eyes dulled and she gazed blankly...

[V n] He can dull your senses with facts and figures...

[V n] Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.

Ant:

enliven

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Synonyms:

Stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, brutish, unintelligent, blunt-witted, Blunt, make blunt / Apathetic, insensible, unimpassioned, passionless, dead, callous, Stupefy, benumb, deaden, paralyze, obtund, hebetate, make or render insensible, render callous, make obtuse / Inert, inactive, lifeless, inanimate, heavy, sluggish, slow, torpid, Depress, dishearten, discourage, dispirit, deject, make melancholy, make sad, gloomy, or dejected / Blunt, obtuse, dulled, Quiet, allay, moderate, assuage, mitigate, alleviate, soften / Gloomy, sad, dismal, cheerless, Sully, tarnish, dim / Dim, obscure / Tedious, wearisome, tiresome, uninteresting, dreary, dry, jejune

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Dull — Dull, a. [Compar. {Duller}; superl. {Dullest}.] [AS. dol foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf. Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf. {Dolt}, {Dwale},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dull — adj 1 *stupid, slow, dumb, dense, crass Analogous words: *lethargic, sluggish, comatose: phlegmatic, stolid, *impassive, apathetic: *backward: retarded (see DELAY vb) Antonyms: clever, bright … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dull — [dul] adj. [ME dul < OE dol, stupid, akin to Ger toll < IE * dh(e)wel < base * dheu , blow, be turbid > DUMB, DWELL, OIr dall, blind, Gr thanatos, death] 1. mentally slow; stupid 2. lacking sensitivity; blunted in feeling or… … English World dictionary
Dull — DULL, a parish, in the county of Perth, 4 miles (W. by N.) from Aberfeldy; containing, with parts of the late quoad sacra parishes of Foss and Tenandry, and part of the village of Aberfeldy, 3811 inhabitants, of whom 145 are in the village of… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
dull — [dʌl] adjective JOURNALISM if business on a financial market is dull, not many people are buying or selling: • Shares closed lower in dull trading. • Investors were busy moving in and out of two year Treasury notes yesterday, providing a bit of… … Financial and business terms
Dull — may refer to: Boring Dull, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom Dull Gret, a figure of Flemish folklore People with the surname Dull: Jack Dull (1930 1995), professor at the University of Washington John Dull (21st century), American… … Wikipedia
dull — [adj1] unintelligent addled, backward, besotted, boring, brainless, daffy, daft, dense, dim, dim witted, doltish, dumb, feeble minded, half baked, ignorant, imbecilic, indolent, insensate, low, moronic, not bright, numskulled, obtuse,… … New thesaurus
Düll — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Heinrich Düll (1867–1956), deutscher Bildhauer und Musiker der Prinzregentenzeit Rudolf Düll (1887–1979), deutscher Jurist Ruprecht Düll (* 1931), deutscher Botaniker Siehe auch Privatbrauerei Friedrich… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dull — Dull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duller}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dulling}.] 1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. This . . . dulled their swords. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull, stupid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dull — (adj.) c.1200, stupid; early 13c., blunt, not sharp; rare before mid 14c., apparently from O.E. dol dull witted, foolish, or an unrecorded parallel word, or from M.L.G. dul slow witted, both from P.Gmc. *dulaz (Cf. O.Fris., O.S. dol foolish,… … Etymology dictionary
Dull — Dull, v. i. To become dull or stupid. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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