dull
What is the Definition of dull?
Verb:
- make dull in appearance
- become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- deaden (a sound or noise)
- make numb or insensitive
- make dull or blunt
- become less interesting or attractive
- make less lively or vigorous
Adjective:
- lacking in liveliness or animation
- emitting or reflecting very little light
- being or made softer or less loud or clear
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of color)
- not keenly felt
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (of business)
- or slow
- not having a sharp edge or point
- blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
- not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
- darkened with overcast
How can I use dull in a sentence?
When Mr. and Mrs. Dursley woke up on the dull, gray Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country.
Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull, granite gray, its great lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut.
Bright colors tend to attract more attention than dull ones. - Яркие цвета склонны привлекать больше внимания, чем тусклые.
The dull knife couldn’t cut through the bread. - Тупой нож не мог разрезать хлеб.
The light is dull. - Свет тусклый.
Other meanings of dull (synonyms, cognates).
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