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dullness
noun(dull-ness)
the quality of being slow to understand
Synonyms: obtuseness,
dullness
noun(dull-ness)
without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
Synonyms: bluntness,
Antonyms: sharpness,
Examples:
The dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible.
dullness
noun(dull-ness)
a lack of visual brightness
Antonyms: brightness,
Examples:
The brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea.
dullness
noun(dull-ness)
lack of sensibility
Examples:
There was a dullness in his heart.
Without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it..
dullness
noun(dull-ness)
the quality of lacking interestingness
Examples:
The stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees.

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