What part of speech is dullness?

Dullness can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does dullness mean?

Definitions

Noun

dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"
dullness - a lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea"
dullness - the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"
dullness - the quality of being slow to understand
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."

Examples of dullness

#   Sentence  
1. noun The dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible.
2. noun The brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea.
3. noun The stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees.
4. noun There was a dullness in his heart.
5. noun Without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it.
6. noun Is the fact that the meaning of our own sentences escapes us a sign of ingenuity or dullness?
Sentence  
noun
The dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible.
The brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea.
The stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees.
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.
Is the fact that the meaning of our own sentences escapes us a sign of ingenuity or dullness?

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