dull
Meaning of dull
adjective
- lacking interest or excitement.
your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring
- lacking brightness, vividness, or sheen.
his face glowed in the dull lamplight
his black hair looked dull
- (of a person) slow to understand; stupid.
the voice of a teacher talking to a rather dull child
- make or become dull or less intense.
time dulls the memory
Albert's eyes dulled a little
Old English dol ‘stupid’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dol ‘crazy’ and German toll ‘mad, fantastic, wonderful’.
Information about dull
- The plural form of dull is: dulls.
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CatalanHyphenation of dull
dull
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- dull is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
dull synonyms
Meaning muffled:
Meaning boring:
boring, deadening, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
Meaning dense:
dense, dim, dumb, obtuse, slow
Meaning slow:
Meaning thudding:
Meaning grey:
Meaning muffle:
Meaning numb:
Meaning blunt:
Meaning pall:
Meaning not arousing curiosity or interest:
Meaning (of information, writing, etc.) dully factual:
Meaning lacking emotion; dull and lifeless:
Meaning lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting:
Meaning lacking distinctive attributes or aspects:
Meaning dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest:
Meaning not exciting; dull:
Meaning not producing excitement or interest:
Meaning not arousing interest or enthusiasm:
Meaning not readily using or demonstrating the use of the imagination; stolid and somewhat dull:
Meaning not marked by interesting or exciting events:
Meaning lacking vigour, vitality, or excitement:
Meaning (especially of a place) lacking character and individuality:
Meaning lacking flavour; weak or tasteless:
Meaning lacking originality; derivative:
Meaning imitative of the work of another artist, writer, etc., and usually disapproved of for that reason:
Meaning not unusual; ordinary:
Meaning having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality:
Meaning lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous:
Meaning not particularly interesting or surprising:
Meaning so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring:
Meaning (especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot:
Meaning slow-moving and unexciting:
Meaning (especially of speech or writing) dull or laborious:
Meaning lacking inspiration or excitement; dull:
Meaning extremely boring:
Meaning (especially of weather) dreary; bleak:
Meaning dull or monotonous:
Meaning bad-tempered or difficult to deal with:
Meaning lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull:
Meaning depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive:
Meaning dark or dull in colour or tone:
Meaning with little or no light:
Meaning (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed:
Meaning gradually grow faint and disappear:
Meaning not bright or clear; dirty-looking:
Meaning consisting of, containing, or resembling water:
Meaning light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment:
Meaning dull; gloomy:
Meaning having or showing a low level of intelligence:
Meaning having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense:
Meaning foolish; stupid:
Meaning (of a person) stupid; idiotic:
Meaning calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation:
Meaning having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless:
Meaning stupid; very foolish:
Meaning acting or done without justification and with no concern for the consequences:
Meaning lacking good sense or judgement; unwise:
Meaning very stupid:
Meaning very foolish or stupid:
Meaning foolish or stupid:
Meaning of low intelligence; stupid:
Meaning stupefied by sleep or a drug:
Meaning feeling drowsy and lazy:
Meaning relating to or affecting cattle:
Meaning silly; foolish:
Meaning make or become less; diminish:
Meaning make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree:
Meaning make or become less:
Meaning make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Meaning make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected:
Meaning make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense:
Meaning make or become less severe:
Meaning diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry):
Meaning make (something unpleasant or intense) less serious or severe:
Meaning relieve or ease (pain):
Meaning satisfy (an appetite or desire):
Meaning make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe:
Meaning make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause:
Meaning make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent:
Meaning make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful:
Meaning make less sensitive:
Meaning make (someone) unable to think or feel properly:
Meaning (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly:
Meaning knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state:
Meaning administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility:
Meaning calm, dignified, and unhurried:
Meaning (of a drug) have a calming or sedative effect on:
Meaning affect with or as if with a narcotic drug:
Meaning make (someone or something) numb, paralysed, or lifeless:
Meaning dull the sensitivity of; blunt; deaden:
Meaning cause (a material such as cloth, paper, or hair) to become white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight:
Meaning remove the colour from:
Meaning make (a plant) pale through lack of light:
Meaning make or become dark or darker:
Meaning make or become black or dark, especially as a result of burning, decay, or bruising:
Meaning make or become unclear or less distinct:
Meaning cover with a veil:
Meaning keep from being seen; conceal:
Meaning envelop in shadow; cast a shadow over:
Meaning (with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam:
Meaning cause to become dim:
Meaning less high in position:
Meaning compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape:
Meaning (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate:
Meaning gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power):
Meaning forcibly put an end to:
Meaning cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine:
Meaning kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate:
Meaning make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate:
dull antonyms
Meaning arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention:
Meaning giving out or reflecting much light; shining:
Meaning quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent:
Meaning become or make more intense:
Meaning make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing:
Meaning intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of:
Meaning make or become more light:
Meaning lift or move to a higher position or level:
Translation of dull
- German: stumpf, dumm, doof, blöd, langweilig, dämpfen
- Spanish: embotado, romo, obtuso, despuntado, idiota, estúpido, estúpida, bobo, imbécil, aburrido, aburrida, aguada, aguado, atenuar, aguafiestas
- French: émoussé, stupide, idiot, imbécile, bêta, crétin, fada, abruti, sot, bête, bétasse, bébête, ennuyeux, ennuyant, chiant, barbant, atténuer, assourdir, rabat-joie
- Portuguese: cego, rombo, embotado, estúpido, chato, entediante, enfadonho, maçante
- Italian: spuntato, smussato, stupido, idiota, cretino, scemo, imbecille, noioso, tedioso, barboso, attenuare
Anagrams of dull
Words that rhyme with dull
bedull, semidull, undull, fordull
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