• Dull Definition & Synonyms
- (v. t.) To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
- (superl.) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
- (v. i.) To become dull or stupid.
- (superl.) Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
- (superl.) Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
- (v. t.) To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
- (superl.) Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
- (superl.) Insensible; unfeeling.
- (superl.) Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert.
- (v. t.) To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
- (superl.) Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
- (v. t.) To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
Synonyms: Benumb,
Blunt,
Boring,
Damp,
Dampen,
Deadening,
Dense,
Dim,
Dumb,
Gray,
Grey,
Irksome,
Leaden,
Muffle,
Muffled,
Mute,
Numb,
Obtuse,
Pall,
Slow,
Sluggish,
Softened,
Tedious,
Thumping,
Tiresome,
Wearisome,
• Dulling Definition & Synonyms
- (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dull
• Dullish Definition & Synonyms
- (a.) Somewhat dull; uninteresting; tiresome.