n.
The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness. [Written also dulness.]
And gentle dullness ever loves a joke.Pope.
| Dictionary: Dull·ness |
The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness. [Written also dulness.]
And gentle dullness ever loves a joke.Pope.
| Thesaurus: dullness |
noun
| WordNet: dullness |
The noun has 4 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the quality of being slow to understand
Synonyms: dulness, obtuseness
Meaning #2:
the quality of lacking interestingness
Synonym: dulness
Meaning #3:
a lack of visual brightness
Synonym: dulness
Antonym: brightness (meaning #1)
Meaning #4:
without sharpness of edge or point
Synonyms: dulness, bluntness
Antonyms: sharpness (meaning #7), sharpness (meaning #5)
| Quotes About: Dullness |
Quotes:
"Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness."
- Oscar Wilde
"It is to be noted that when any part of this paper appears dull there is a design in it."
- Sir Richard Steele
"Sir, he was dull in company, dull in his closet, dull everywhere. He was dull in a new way, and that made many people think him great."
- Samuel Johnson
"What a comfort a dull but kindly person is, to be sure, at times! A ground-glass shade over a gas-lamp does not bring more solace to our dazzled eyes than such a one to our minds."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
"What can he mean by coming among us? He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dullness in others."
- Samuel Foote
"Prudent dullness marked him for a mayor."
- Charles Churchill
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