terne

Meaning

Concepts

dull
blunt
staid
dim
drab
gloomy
dark
depressing
dire
disconsolate
drear
dreary
faint
lackluster
lank
lustreless
matt
pale
sedate
sunless
vague
vapid
dreich
absent-minded
drearsome
appalling
bleak
blockhead
colorless
colourless
Synonyms

obtus
37k
morne
27k
mat
C1
sombre
B1
insignifiant
C2
lugubre
C2
pâle
C1
contondant
20k
fade
C2
flou
C1
gourde
C2
gris
B2
incolore
inintéressant
insipide
28k
maussade
27k
mélancolique
C2
niais
24k
plat
B1

sans caractère

sérieux
A2
sourd
B2
décourageant
46k
grisâtre
mièvre
cucul
35k
amorphe

cucul-la-praline

bête
A2
couillon
C2
désolé
A1
distrait
C1
émoussé
46k
étourdi
C2
évanouissement
31k
Translations

deslucido
smorto
cego
matt
melancólico
☹️
spento
trübe
spuntato
smussato
appannato
opaco
pallido
blind
stumpf
trostlos
Frequency

21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɛʁn/
Etymology

From Middle French terne, from Old French *terne (“dull, dim”), from Frankish *darnī (“hidden, secret”).

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