dull

Letters that make dull

d, l, u are letters that make 'dull'

Words within dull

Ull are words within 'dull'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of dull

dulls, dully are words created by adding a letter to 'dull'


19 possible definitions for 'dull'

Dull as "make less lively or vigorous"

Under this definition, dull is a verb and has the following properties:

dull as a type

'dull' can be a type of weaken.

Types of dull

cloud is a type of dull.

Example of dull used within this context

"Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"


Dull as "become less interesting or attractive"

Under this definition, dull is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pall has the same meaning as dull

dull as a type

'dull' can be a type of change.

Derivatives of dull

bore, dullard are derivatives of 'dull'.


Dull as "make dull or blunt"

Under this definition, dull is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

blunt has the same meaning as dull

Antonyms

sharpen has the opposite meaning of dull

dull as a type

'dull' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Example of dull used within this context

"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"


Dull as "make numb or insensitive"

Under this definition, dull is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

benumb, numb, blunt have the same meaning as 'dull'

dull as a type

'dull' can be a type of desensitize, desensitise.


Dull as "deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping"

Under this definition, dull is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

muffle, dampen, tone down, mute, damp have the same meaning as 'dull'

dull as a type

'dull' can be a type of soften.

Derivatives of dull

muffler, silencer, damper, mute are derivatives of 'dull'.


Dull as "make dull in appearance"

Under this definition, dull is a verb and has the following properties:

dull as a type

'dull' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Example of dull used within this context

"Age had dulled the surface"


Dull as "become dull or lusterless in appearance, lose shine or brightness"

Under this definition, dull is a verb and has the following properties:

dull as a type

'dull' can be a type of change.

Example of dull used within this context

"the varnished table top dulled with time"


Dull as "blunted in responsiveness or sensibility"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of dull

dullness is a derivative of dull.

Similar to dull

insensitive is similar to dull.

Example of dull used within this context

"a dull gaze", "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa Cather


Dull as "not clear and resonant, sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

thudding has the same meaning as dull

Similar to dull

unreverberant, nonresonant are similar to 'dull'.

Example of dull used within this context

"the dull thud", "thudding bullets"


Dull as "being or made softer or less loud or clear"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

muffled, muted, softened have the same meaning as 'dull'

Similar to dull

soft is similar to dull.

Example of dull used within this context

"the dull boom of distant breaking waves", "muffled drums", "the muffled noises of the street", "muted trumpets"


Dull as "so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

boring, slow, tedious, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, tiresome, wearisome have the same meaning as 'dull'

Derivatives of dull

boredom, ennui, dullness, insipidity, boringness, dreariness, insipidness, tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness are derivatives of 'dull'.

Similar to dull

uninteresting is similar to dull.

Example of dull used within this context

"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 as "lacking in liveliness or animation"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

lively has the opposite meaning of dull

Attributes of dull

dullness is an attribute of dull.

Derivatives of dull

dullness is a derivative of dull.

Similar to dull

drab, leaden, heavy, lackluster, lacklustre, desiccate, monotonous, lusterless, lustreless, dreary, humdrum, arid, desiccated, bovine are similar to 'dull'.

Example of dull used within this context

"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 as "not keenly felt"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

sharp has the opposite meaning of dull

Derivatives of dull

dullness is a derivative of dull.

Similar to dull

deadened is similar to dull.

Example of dull used within this context

"a dull throbbing", "dull pain"


Dull as "not having a sharp edge or point"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

sharp has the opposite meaning of dull

Derivatives of dull

dullness, bluntness are derivatives of 'dull'.

Similar to dull

dulled, blunt, blunted, edgeless, unsharpened are similar to 'dull'.

Example of dull used within this context

"the knife was too dull to be of any use"


Dull as "darkened with overcast"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

leaden has the same meaning as dull

Derivatives of dull

dullness is a derivative of dull.

Similar to dull

cloudy is similar to dull.

Example of dull used within this context

"a dark day", "a dull sky", "the sky was leaden and thick"


Dull as "slow to learn or understand, lacking intellectual acuity"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dumb, obtuse, dim, dense, slow have the same meaning as 'dull'

Derivatives of dull

clumsiness, slow-wittedness, slowness, ineptitude, denseness, retardation, dullness, obtuseness, awkwardness, mental retardation, backwardness, subnormality, dumbness, ineptness, maladroitness are derivatives of 'dull'.

Similar to dull

stupid is similar to dull.

Example of dull used within this context

"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 as "(of color) very low in saturation, highly diluted"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of dull

dullness is a derivative of dull.

Similar to dull

unsaturated is similar to dull.

Example of dull used within this context

"dull greens and blues"


Dull as "emitting or reflecting very little light"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

bright has the opposite meaning of dull

Attributes of dull

luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminousness, light, luminance are attributes of 'dull'.

Derivatives of dull

dullness is a derivative of dull.

Similar to dull

matted, matt, subdued, flat, mat, matte, lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless, soft are similar to 'dull'.

Example of dull used within this context

"a dull glow", "dull silver badly in need of a polish", "a dull sky"


Dull as "(of business) not active or brisk"

Under this definition, dull is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sluggish, slow have the same meaning as 'dull'

dull as a category

'dull' can be a category of commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business.

Derivatives of dull

sluggishness is a derivative of dull.

Similar to dull

inactive is similar to dull.

Example of dull used within this context

"business is dull (or slow)", "a sluggish market"



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