dull | (adjective) not having a sharp edge or point | - |
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(adjective) emitting or reflecting very little light | - |
(adjective) lacking in liveliness or animation | - |
(adjective) not keenly felt | - |
(adjective) darkened with overcast | Synonyms: leaden |
(adjective) (of business) not active or brisk | Synonyms: slow, sluggish |
(adjective) blunted in responsiveness or sensibility | - |
(adjective) being or made softer or less loud or clear | Synonyms: muffled, muted, softened |
(adjective) slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | Synonyms: dense, dim, dumb, obtuse, slow |
(adjective) not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft | Synonyms: thudding |
(adjective) (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted | - |
(adjective) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | Synonyms: boring, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome |
(verb) become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness | - |
(verb) make less lively or vigorous | - |
(verb) become less interesting or attractive | Synonyms: pall |
(verb) make dull in appearance | - |
(verb) make dull or blunt | Synonyms: blunt |
(verb) deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping | Synonyms: damp, dampen, muffle, mute, tone down |
(verb) make numb or insensitive | Synonyms: benumb, blunt, numb |