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- Dictionarydullness/ˈdʌlnəs/
noun
- 1. lack of interest or excitement: "tasks of such repetitive and numbing dullness"
- 2. lack of brightness, vividness, or sheen: "flowery options to brighten up the dullness of autumn"
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the fact of not being interesting or exciting, or of not being interested in anything: She managed to get exquisite material out of the dullness of her home town. Symptoms are shivers and chills, headache, double vision, dullness and apathy. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. the state of being unhappy and uninterested.
1. : tedious, uninteresting. dull lectures. 2. : lacking sharpness of edge or point. a dull knife. 3. a. : not resonant or ringing. a dull booming sound. b. : lacking in force, intensity, or sharpness. a dull ache. 4. : lacking brilliance or luster. a dull finish. 5. : cloudy. dull weather.
Synonyms for DULLNESS: thickness, density, simpleness, slowness, obtuseness, denseness, mindlessness, dumbness; Antonyms of DULLNESS: brightness, brilliance, intelligence, sharpness, cleverness, perception, quickness, smartness.
without sharpness or clearness of edge or point. “the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible”. synonyms: bluntness. see more. noun. the quality of lacking interestingness. “the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees”. synonyms: banality.
a. Not intensely or keenly felt: a dull ache. b. Not bright, vivid, or shiny: a dull brown; a glaze with a dull finish. c. Cloudy or overcast: a dull sky. d. Not clear or resonant: a dull thud. 4. Intellectually weak or obtuse; stupid. 5. Lacking responsiveness or alertness; insensitive: half-asleep and dull to the noises in the next room. 6.
the fact of not being bright or shiny. The sky was bright, contrasting with the dullness of the bare branches reaching upwards. the fact of being cloudy and slightly dark. Despite the dullness of the weather, she whistled all the way home. Check pronunciation: dullness. Definition of dullness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
My sight may have dulled, but my other senses are sharper. to become or make something become less clear, bright, or shiny: Layers of resin applied to the painting had dulled its colour. Often a diamond ring has been dulled by skin oils, soap, and cosmetics. The light in his eyes dulled.
