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Dull

verb
/dəl/
Word Frequency: 9.8

Definitions

1.verbTo render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
"Years of misuse have dulled the tools."
2.verbTo soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
"He drinks to dull the pain."
3.verbTo lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
"A razor will dull with use."
4.verbTo render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
5.adjectiveLacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
"All these knives are dull."
6.adjectiveBoring; not exciting or interesting.
"He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake."
7.adjectiveNot shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
"Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints."
8.adjectiveNot bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
9.adjectiveSluggish, listless.
10.adjectiveCloudy, overcast.
"It's a dull day."
11.adjectiveInsensible; unfeeling.
12.adjectiveHeavy; lifeless; inert.
13.adjective(of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
"Pressing on the bruise produces a dull pain."
14.adjective(of a noise or sound) Not clear, muffled.

Synonyms

dullenlacklustermattebluntho-humhumdrumbenumbsluggishuninterestingdumbdrabnumb

Antonyms

brightintelligentsharp

Rhymes With

lullmullnullcullgullscullskulltrull
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