dullness

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity.
2. (uncountable, usually) The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.
3. (uncountable, usually) Lack of interest or excitement.
4. (uncountable, usually) The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.
5. (uncountable, usually) bluntness.
6. (uncountable, usually) The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.
7. (archaic, uncountable, usually) Drowsiness.

Synonyms

stupidity

bluntness

torpor

obtuseness

insipidity

dimness

stupor

hebetude

monotony

foolishness

tedium

sluggishness

dumbness

dearth

inactivity

vapidity

slow-wittedness

ignorance

numbness

indolence

flatness

unworthiness

darkness

laziness

dreariness

turbidness

wanness

tarnish

sullenness

tediousness

weakness

colourlessness

slack

stagnation

heaviness

obscurity

glumness

gloominess

frustration

deadness

boringness

fatuity

emptiness

daze

listlessness

letdown

dryness

boredom

blandness

latency

Translations

stupidité

estupidez

Schwerfälligkeit

Dummheit

lenteur d’esprit

lourdeur d’esprit

insulsaggine

Trägheit

Unlust

Stille

ennui

Flauheit

Stumpfsinn

Langsamkeit

appesantissement

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʌl.nəs/

Etymology

From dull + -ness.