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dull(adj)lacking in liveliness or animation
"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"
dull(adj)emitting or reflecting very little light
"a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
dull, muffled, muted, softened(adj)being or made softer or less loud or clear
"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets"
boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome(adj)so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
dull(adj)(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
"dull greens and blues"
dull(adj)not keenly felt
"a dull throbbing"; "dull pain"
dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow(adj)slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
"so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
dull, slow, sluggish(adj)(of business) not active or brisk
"business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
dull(adj)not having a sharp edge or point
"the knife was too dull to be of any use"
dull(adj)blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
"a dull gaze"; "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa Cather
dull, thudding(adj)not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
"the dull thud"; "thudding bullets"
dull, leaden(verb)darkened with overcast
"a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "the sky was leaden and thick"
dull(verb)make dull in appearance
"Age had dulled the surface"
dull(verb)become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
"the varnished table top dulled with time"
muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down(verb)deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
numb, benumb, blunt, dull(verb)make numb or insensitive
"The shock numbed her senses"
dull, blunt(verb)make dull or blunt
"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
pall, dull(verb)become less interesting or attractive
dull(verb)make less lively or vigorous
"Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
lacking sharpness of edge or pointthe dull knife just bounced off the skin of the tomato without cutting it
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interesta dull dance recital that made us wish that we were someplace else
covered over by cloudsdull skies plagued most of our vacation days at the beach
lacking a surface luster or glossa good polish should restore that car's dull finish
lacking intensity of colorthat canvas shirt should fade to an attractive, dull red over time
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readilythe importance of the discovery was lost on the dull minds of his colleagues
not loud in pitch or volumea dull roar from the distance
slow to move or acta dull market for luxury goods this holiday season
to reduce or weaken in strength or feelingthe aspirin dulled his headache and he was soon feeling better
to make white or lighter by removing colorthe painting's once-vivid colors have been dulled by time
1. The ice skater’s new blades helped her move much faster than the old, dull blades she used to compete in.
2. Bob Ross usually used a dull knife to scrape the paint from his palette and smear it onto his canvas.
3. Because the fashion designer tends to use dull colors, he probably won’t astonish anyone with his lackluster summer collection.
4. The whetstone is perfect for sharpening knives or other dull kitchen utensils.
5. The only thing the finicky patron could find to gripe about was the dull silverware.
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