Word Meaning

dull definition and meaning

superl. Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
superl. Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
superl. Insensible; unfeeling.
superl. Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
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.
superl. Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert.
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.
v. t. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
v. t. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
v. t. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
v. t. To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
v. i. To become dull or stupid.

Crossword clues for dull

- Boring
- Cloudy
- Faded
- Gloomy
- Lacking in interest
- nondescript
- Slothful
- Stolid
- under whelming
- Unmoving