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Meaning of 'dullness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dullness [ n.]
- The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness.

Meaning of 'dullness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dullness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a lack of visual brightness
Example in sentence:
  • the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea
Meaning (2):
- without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
Example in sentence:
  • the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible
Meaning (3):
- the quality of lacking interestingness
Example in sentence:
  • the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees
Meaning (4):
- lack of sensibility
Example in sentence:
  • 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.

Nearby Words:

dulcamara dulcamarin dulce dulceness dulcet dulciana dulcification dulcified dulcifluous dulcify

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