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dull
adjective(dull)so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Examples:
A dull play.
His competent but dull performance.
His competent but dull performance.
dull
adjective(dull)slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Examples:
Although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick.
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adjective(dull)being or made softer or less loud or clear
Examples:
The dull boom of distant breaking waves.
dull
verb(dull)deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
dull
adjective(dull)not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
Synonyms: thudding,
Examples:
The dull thud.
dull
verb(dull)make dull or blunt
Synonyms: blunt,
Antonyms: sharpen,
Examples:
Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge.
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adjective(dull)(of business) not active or brisk
Examples:
Business is dull (or slow).
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verb(dull)become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
Examples:
The varnished table top dulled with time.
dull
adjective(dull)blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
Examples:
A dull gaze.
So exhausted she was dull to what went on about her.
So exhausted she was dull to what went on about her.
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adjective(dull)emitting or reflecting very little light
Antonyms: bright,
Examples:
A dull glow.
Dull silver badly in need of a polish.
A dull sky.
Dull silver badly in need of a polish.
A dull sky.
dull
adjective(dull)lacking in liveliness or animation
Antonyms: lively,
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.
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.
dull
verb(dull)make dull in appearance
Examples:
Age had dulled the surface.
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verb(dull)make less lively or vigorous
Examples:
Middle age dulled her appetite for travel.
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adjective(dull)not having a sharp edge or point
Antonyms: sharp,
Examples:
The knife was too dull to be of any use.
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adjective(dull)(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
Examples:
Dull greens and blues.