Dull

Quick meaning: Dull is an adjective meaning Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.

Meaning

Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.

More Meanings

1. Boring; not exciting or interesting.
2. Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
3. Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
4. Sluggish, listless.
5. Bored, depressed, down.
6. Cloudy, overcast.
7. Insensible; unfeeling.

Example Sentences

All these knives are dull.

Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.

He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.

a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror

Word Forms

• duller
• dullest
• dul
• dulle
• dulls
• dulling
• dulled

Synonyms for dull

Depending on context, synonyms include dullen, blunt, banal, basic, beat, blah.

Antonyms for dull

Common opposites include sharp, bright, astute, brainy, brilliant, clever.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blunt, ho-hum, humdrum, benumb, sluggish, uninteresting.

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