Dull Meaning
There are 19 meaning(s) for word Dull
Meaning 4 : so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Example : a dull play,his competent but dull performance
Synonyms : boring, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
Example : a dull play,his competent but dull performance
Synonyms : boring, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
Meaning 5 : slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Example : although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
Synonyms : dense, dim, dumb, obtuse, slow
Example : although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
Synonyms : dense, dim, dumb, obtuse, slow
Meaning 6 : being or made softer or less loud or clear
Example : the dull boom of distant breaking waves
Synonyms : muffled, muted, softened
Example : the dull boom of distant breaking waves
Synonyms : muffled, muted, softened
Meaning 7 : deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Synonyms : damp, dampen, muffle, mute, tone down
Synonyms : damp, dampen, muffle, mute, tone down
Meaning 8 : not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
Example : the dull thud
Synonyms : thudding
Example : the dull thud
Synonyms : thudding
Meaning 10 : (of business) not active or brisk
Example : business is dull (or slow)
Synonyms : slow, sluggish
Example : business is dull (or slow)
Synonyms : slow, sluggish
Meaning 11 : become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
Example : the varnished table top dulled with time
Example : the varnished table top dulled with time
Meaning 12 : blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
Example : a dull gaze,so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her
Example : a dull gaze,so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her
Meaning 13 : emitting or reflecting very little light
Example : a dull glow,dull silver badly in need of a polish,a dull sky
Example : a dull glow,dull silver badly in need of a polish,a dull sky
Meaning 14 : lacking in liveliness or animation
Example : 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
Example : 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
Meaning 15 : make dull in appearance
Example : Age had dulled the surface
Example : Age had dulled the surface
Meaning 16 : make less lively or vigorous
Example : Middle age dulled her appetite for travel
Example : Middle age dulled her appetite for travel
Meaning 17 : not having a sharp edge or point
Example : the knife was too dull to be of any use
Example : the knife was too dull to be of any use
Meaning 18 : not keenly felt
Example : a dull throbbing,dull pain
Example : a dull throbbing,dull pain
Meaning 19 : (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
Example : dull greens and blues
Example : dull greens and blues
How to Pronounce Dull
- dəl