Dull

Definition:

  • (superl.) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
  • (superl.) Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
  • (superl.) Insensible; unfeeling.
  • (superl.) Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
  • (superl.) Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
  • (superl.) Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert.
  • (superl.) Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
  • (v. t.) To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
  • (v. t.) To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
  • (v. t.) To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
  • (v. t.) To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
  • (v. i.) To become dull or stupid.

Compare dull with other words:

dull vs. wearisome

dull vs. insensible

dragging vs. dull

dull vs. tired

derogative vs. dull

complacent vs. dull

dull vs. imbecile

dull vs. jejune

dull vs. sull

dull vs. duly

dull vs. hull

dill vs. dull

dull vs. lull

cull vs. dull

dell vs. dull

dull vs. full

dull vs. pull

dull vs. gull

bull vs. dull

dual vs. dull

duel vs. dull

dull vs. vivid

dull vs. madam

dull vs. tympanic

dull vs. mundane

dull vs. murky

dull vs. fatuous

dull vs. null

dull vs. inept

dull vs. hazy

dull vs. gloomy

dull vs. exemplified

banal vs. dull

dull vs. undull

dull vs. loggerheaded

dull vs. heavisome

dull vs. sprightless

dull vs. dullsome

dull vs. obtusion

dull vs. uncharismatic

dull vs. juiceless

dull vs. submetallic

dull vs. hebetate

dull vs. sullen

bore vs. dull

dull vs. stupid

dull vs. hackneyed

bleak vs. dull

dowdy vs. dull

dull vs. grim

dull vs. intelligence

dull vs. mobile

doll vs. dull

clear vs. dull

dull vs. tiring

dull vs. foolish

dull vs. grey

dull vs. foxy

dull vs. serious

dull vs. prosaic

dull vs. frown

dull vs. dumb

actionless vs. dull

dull vs. dullish

dull vs. insulse

blockish vs. dull

dull vs. lungis

bleary vs. dull

disinteresting vs. dull

droning vs. dull

dull vs. narcotize

dull vs. mome

dishwater vs. dull

dull vs. dully

dull vs. flump

dull vs. lusterless

dull vs. matting

dull vs. engaging

dull vs. monotonous

drowsy vs. dull

bored vs. dull

bland vs. dull

dull vs. example

dull vs. tedious

dreary vs. dull

dry vs. dull

dull vs. thud

dull vs. pointed

dull vs. languid

dull vs. tiresome

clump vs. dull

dull vs. tubby

dull vs. tarnish

doze vs. dull

dull vs. lifeless

charming vs. dull

bovine vs. dull

dull vs. monochromatic

dull vs. numskull

clever vs. dull

dull vs. vapid

dull vs. humdrum

dull vs. sluggish

dull vs. unreadable

boring vs. dull

dull vs. pointless

dull vs. sober

dark vs. dull

dull vs. dunce

doltish vs. dull

drab vs. dull

dull vs. mull

chug vs. dull

dull vs. prose

dull vs. tame

dull vs. hollow

dull vs. obtund

dull vs. gormless

bromide vs. dull

dull vs. smart

dull vs. pedestrian

dull vs. sad

dull vs. stodgy

active vs. dull

dull vs. soporific

dull vs. insipid

acute vs. dull

dull vs. obtuse

dull vs. stupefy

dull vs. moderate

blunt vs. dull

dull vs. lackluster

dull vs. overcast

dull vs. listless

dull vs. intelligent

dull vs. luster

bright vs. dull

dull vs. matte

dull vs. shiny

dull vs. interesting

cut vs. dull

dull vs. exciting

dull vs. sharp

dull vs. flat

beautiful vs. dull

dull vs. forget

dull vs. slow