dullness

Letters that make dullness

s, d, e, l, n, u are letters that make 'dullness'

Words within dullness

Ull, SS, dull, NE, ness, Es, Ne are words within 'dullness'


5 possible definitions for 'dullness'

Dullness as "a lack of visual brightness"

Under this definition, dullness is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

brightness has the opposite meaning of dullness

dullness as a type

'dullness' can be a type of visual property.

Types of dullness

dimness, lustrelessness, matt, flatness, subduedness, lusterlessness, mat, matte are types of 'dullness'.

Derivatives of dullness

dull, leaden are derivatives of 'dullness'.

Example of dullness used within this context

"the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea"


Dullness as "without sharpness or clearness of edge or point"

Under this definition, dullness is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bluntness has the same meaning as dullness

Antonyms

asperity, sharpness, keenness, sharpness have the opposite meaning of 'dullness'

dullness as a type

'dullness' can be a type of configuration, conformation, contour, shape, form.

Types of dullness

obtuseness is a type of dullness.

Derivatives of dullness

blunt, dull are derivatives of 'dullness'.

Example of dullness used within this context

"the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"


Dullness as "the quality of lacking interestingness"

Under this definition, dullness is a noun and has the following properties:

dullness as a type

'dullness' can be a type of uninterestingness.

Types of dullness

jejunity, jejuneness, insipidity, boringness, dreariness, insipidness, tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness, tameness, vapidity, vapidness are types of 'dullness'.

Attributes of dullness

dull is an attribute of dullness.

Derivatives of dullness

boring, dull, slow, tedious, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, tiresome, wearisome are derivatives of 'dullness'.

Example of dullness used within this context

"the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"


Dullness as "the quality of being slow to understand"

Under this definition, dullness is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

obtuseness has the same meaning as dullness

dullness as a type

'dullness' can be a type of stupidity.

Types of dullness

oscitance, oscitancy are types of 'dullness'.

Derivatives of dullness

dumb, obtuse, dim, dense, purblind, dull, slow are derivatives of 'dullness'.


Dullness as "lack of sensibility"

Under this definition, dullness is a noun and has the following properties:

dullness as a type

'dullness' can be a type of hardness, unfeelingness, callousness, callosity, insensibility.

Derivatives of dullness

dull are derivatives of 'dullness'.

Example of dullness used within this context

"there was a dullness in his heart", "without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it."



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