dull

dull
dull1 S3 [dʌl] adj comparative duller superlative dullest
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1¦(boring)¦
2¦(colour/light)¦
3¦(weather)¦
4¦(pain)¦
5¦(sound)¦
6¦(knife/blade)¦
7¦(not intelligent)¦
8¦(trade)¦
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[: Old English; Origin: dol]
1.) ¦(BORING)¦
not interesting or exciting
Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here.
a dull movie
It sounded pretty dull to me.
The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull (=very dull) .
Last week we had a hurricane. Never a dull moment running a hotel in the Caribbean (=it's always interesting or exciting) .
2.) ¦(COLOUR/LIGHT)¦
not bright or shiny
The bird is dull brown and gray in colour.
Her eyes were dull with dark shadows beneath them.
the dull afternoon light
3.) ¦(WEATHER)¦
not bright and with lots of clouds
Outside the weather was hazy and dull.
a dull sky
4.) ¦(PAIN)¦
a dull pain is not severe but does not stop
≠ ↑sharp
a dull ache in her lower back
The pain was dull but persistent.
5.) ¦(SOUND)¦
not clear or loud
The gates shut with a dull thud .
6.) ¦(KNIFE/BLADE)¦
not sharp
= ↑blunt
7.) ¦(NOT INTELLIGENT)¦
old-fashioned not able to think quickly or understand things easily
= ↑stupid
If you don't understand then you're duller than I thought.
8.) ¦(TRADE)¦
if business on the Stock Exchange is dull, few people are buying and selling
>dully adv
'Well Michael?' he said dully.
Her stomach ached dully.
>dullness n [U]
dull 2
dull2 v
1.) [T]
to make something become less sharp or clear
He drank some alcohol to dull the pain .
Her fear and anxiety dulled her mind.
2.) [I and T]
to become less bright or loud, or to make something become less bright or loud
His eyes dulled a little.
The constant rain dulled all sound.

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  • Düll — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Heinrich Düll (1867–1956), deutscher Bildhauer und Musiker der Prinzregentenzeit Rudolf Düll (1887–1979), deutscher Jurist Ruprecht Düll (* 1931), deutscher Botaniker Siehe auch Privatbrauerei Friedrich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • dull — (adj.) c.1200, stupid; early 13c., blunt, not sharp; rare before mid 14c., apparently from O.E. dol dull witted, foolish, or an unrecorded parallel word, or from M.L.G. dul slow witted, both from P.Gmc. *dulaz (Cf. O.Fris., O.S. dol foolish,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Dull — Dull, v. i. To become dull or stupid. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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