dullness English

Meaning dullness meaning

What does dullness mean?

dullness

— noun the quality of lacking interestingness the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees

— noun a lack of visual brightness the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea

— noun the quality of being slow to understand

— noun without sharpness or clearness of edge or point the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible

— noun 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.

Synonyms dullness synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as dullness?

dullness English » English

stupidity

bluntness

torpor

stupor

obtuseness

insipidity

dimness

monotony

hebetude

vapidity

tedium

sluggishness

slow-wittedness

numbness

inactivity

ignorance

foolishness

dumbness

dearth

weakness

wanness

unworthiness

turbidness

tediousness

tarnish

sullenness

stagnation

slack

obscurity

laziness

indolence

heaviness

glumness

flatness

dreariness

darkness

colourlessness

wet blanket

wearisomeness

weariness

want of lustre

voiced sound

vapidness

vacuity

uniformness

uniformity

undertone

uncreativeness

turbidity

truism