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dull
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- pronunciation:
- duhl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
duller, dullest |
| definition 1: |
not having a sharp cutting edge.
You cannot slice a tomato with a dull knife.- synonyms:
- blunt
- antonyms:
- keen, sharp
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| definition 2: |
not interesting or lively; boring.
She fell asleep halfway through the principal's dull speech.- synonyms:
- boring
- antonyms:
- charming, exciting, fascinating, interesting, lively, sensational
- similar words:
- dead, dreary, dry, flat, lifeless, monotonous, tame
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| definition 3: |
not smart; slow to learn.
He expects all athletes to be dull.- synonyms:
- slow, stupid
- antonyms:
- bright, clever, keen, sharp, smart
- similar words:
- blunt, simple
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| definition 4: |
not felt in a sharp way.
The nurse asked whether the pain in his side was dull or sharp.- synonyms:
- nagging
- antonyms:
- intense, sharp
- similar words:
- chronic, persistent
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| definition 5: |
not bright, shiny, or having much color.
The room looked dull, so we put up some colorful posters.- synonyms:
- dim, drab
- antonyms:
- bright, colorful, gay, vivid
- similar words:
- dingy, dismal, dreary, flat, lusterless, monotonous, pale
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| related words: |
deadly, dim, dumb, faint, fishy, hollow, overcast, pale, passive, sleepy, somber, stale, vacant, weak |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dulls, dulling, dulled |
| definition: |
cause to become dull.
He dulled the knife by cutting wood with it.- synonyms:
- blunt
- antonyms:
- sharpen
- similar words:
- blur, ease
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| related words: |
dampen, mute, numb, pale, soothe, still, tarnish, tone down |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become dull.
Her interest in photography has dulled since she started to study painting.- synonyms:
- sharpen
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| derivations: |
dullish (adj.), dully (adv.), dullness (n.) |
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