Definition of dullness Dullness
/dʌˈlnʌs/ - [dulnus] - dull•ness
We found 11 definitions of dullness from 4 different sources.
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What does dullness mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: dullnesses |
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| dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" | ||
| bluntness | ||
| asperity, sharpness harshness of manner | ||
| keenness, sharpness thinness of edge or fineness of point | ||
| configuration, conformation, contour, shape, form an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" | ||
| dullness - a lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea" | ||
| brightness the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white | ||
| visual property an attribute of vision | ||
| subduedness, dimness the quality of being dim or lacking contrast | ||
| dullness - the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees" | ||
| uninterestingness inability to capture or hold one's interest | ||
| boringness, dreariness, insipidity, insipidness extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest | ||
| tediousness, tiresomeness, tedium dullness owing to length or slowness | ||
| dullness - the quality of being slow to understand | ||
| obtuseness | ||
| stupidity a stupid mistake | ||
| dullness - lack of sensibility; "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." | ||
| callousness, unfeelingness, callosity, insensibility, hardness devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dullness (Noun)
The quality of being slow to understand things. - dullness (Noun)
The quality of being uninteresting. - dullness (Noun)
The lack of visual brilliance. - dullness (Noun)
bluntness.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dullness (n.)
The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness.
Part of speech
🔤- dullness, noun, singular of dullnesses.
