dull





dull - verb

  • make dull in appearance
  • become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
  • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  • make numb or insensitive
  • make dull or blunt
  • become less interesting or attractive
  • make less lively or vigorous

dull - adjective

  • lacking in liveliness or animation
  • emitting or reflecting very little light
  • not keenly felt
  • not having a sharp edge or point
  • being or made softer or less loud or clear
  • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  • (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
  • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
  • (of business) not active or brisk
  • blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
  • not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
  • darkened with overcast

dull - thesaurus

benumb   blunt   boring   damp   dampen   deadening   dense   dim   dumb   irksome   leaden   muffle   muffled   mute   muted   numb   obtuse   pall   slow   sluggish   softened   tedious   thudding   tiresome   wearisome  

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Scrabble score for dull

d is 2 u is 1 l is 1 l is 1
Scrabble score = 5

generated at 22:03:00 on 14-01-23

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