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