Dullness Definition & Meaning

dullness
noun
  1. the quality of being slow to understand
  2. the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"
  3. a lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea"
  4. 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."
  5. without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"

"Dullness" in song lyrics

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  • "The spirit of love with a perpetual dullness."
    William Shakespeare — Sonnet LVI
  • "abdomen with distention and shifting dullness"
    AOL — AOL

Usage tips for "dullness"

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