dull
- 1) adjective, slow to think or understand; stupid
- 2) adjective, lacking in interest
- 3) adjective, lacking in perception or the ability to respond; insensitive
- 4) adjective, lacking sharpness; blunt
- 5) adjective, not acute, intense, or piercing
- 6) adjective, (of weather) not bright or clear; cloudy
- 7) adjective, not active, busy, or brisk
- 8) adjective, lacking in spirit or animation; listless
- 9) adjective, (of colour) lacking brilliance or brightness; sombre
- 10) adjective, not loud or clear; muffled
- 11) adjective, med (of sound elicited by percussion, esp of the chest) not resonant
- 12) verb, to make or become dull
Etymology
Old English dol; related to Old Norse dul conceit, Old High German tol foolish, Greek tholeros confused
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Synonyms
monotonous, tedious, monotony, flat, dreary, stupidity, thickness, slow, dim, obtuse, dozy (Brit. informal), dopey (slang), drab, grey, dim, gloomy, dingy, colourless, relieve, blunt, lessen, moderate, soften, alleviate, allay, mitigate, assuage, palliate, darken, dampen, reduce, check, depress, moderate, discourage, stifle, lessen, smother, sadden, dishearten, dispirit, deject, boring, tedious, dreary, flat, dry, plain, commonplace, tiresome, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, dozy, uninterested, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal), vapid, lifeless, dead, heavy, slow, indifferent, sluggish, insensitive, apathetic, listless, passionless, insensible, drab, fade, mute, subdued, feeble, murky, sombre, subfusc, cloudy, dim, gloomy, dismal, overcast, leaden, turbid, mute, faint, suppress, subdued, stifle, indistinct, blunt, dull, blunt
Antonyms
intelligence, interest, brilliance, exciting, lively, bright, sharp