dull
[ duhl ]
/ dʌl /
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adjective, dull·er, dull·est.
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become dull.
SYNONYMS FOR dull
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Origin of dull
1200–50; Middle English; akin to Old English dol foolish, stupid; cognate with German toll
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1. Dull, blunt refer to the edge or point of an instrument, tool, or the like. Dull implies a lack or a loss of keenness or sharpness: a dull razor or saw. Blunt may mean the same or may refer to an edge or point not intended to be keen or sharp: a blunt or stub pen; a blunt foil. 7. Dull, blunt, slow, stupid are applied to mental qualities. Dull implies obtuseness, lack of imagination: a dull child. Blunt implies loss of original keenness of intelligence through disease, sad experience, or the like: His critical faculties were blunt. Slow applies to a sluggish intellect: a slow mind. Stupid implies slowness of mental processes, but also lack of intelligence, wisdom, prudence, etc.: a stupid person.
OTHER WORDS FROM dull
dullness, dulness, noundully, adverbun·dulled, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for dull
dull
/ (dʌl) /
adjective
verb
to make or become dull
Derived forms of dull
dullish, adjectivedullness or dulness, noundully, adverbWord Origin for dull
Old English dol; related to Old Norse dul conceit, Old High German tol foolish, Greek tholeros confused
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Medical definitions for dull
dull
[ dŭl ]
adj.
Lacking responsiveness or alertness; insensitive.
Not intensely or keenly felt, as in pain.
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Idioms and Phrases with dull
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