English word
Dull
Definitions
adjective
- tedious, uninteresting
- lacking zest (see zest sense 2) or vivacity : listless
- slow in action : sluggish
- lacking sharpness of edge or point
- not resonant or ringing
- lacking in force, intensity, or sharpness
- lacking brilliance or luster
- cloudy
- low in saturation (see saturation sense 4a) and low in lightnessof a color
- mentally slow : stupid
- slow in perception or sensibility : insensible
Synonyms for dull
Closest evidence-backed alternatives.
- blunt
- blunted
- dulled
- reduce
- damp
- deaden
- numb
- diminish
- dampen
- weaken
- benumb