duller Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective lacking in liveliness or animation
    dull.
    • he was so dull at parties
    • a dull political campaign
    • a large dull impassive man
    • dull days with nothing to do
    • how dull and dreary the world is
    • fell back into one of her dull moods
  2. adjective emitting or reflecting very little light
    dull.
    • a dull glow
    • dull silver badly in need of a polish
    • a dull sky
  3. adjective satellite being or made softer or less loud or clear
    muted; softened; dull; muffled.
    • the dull boom of distant breaking waves
    • muffled drums
    • the muffled noises of the street
    • muted trumpets
  4. adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    tedious; slow; ho-hum; boring; wearisome; deadening; tiresome; dull; irksome.
    • a boring evening with uninteresting people
    • the deadening effect of some routine tasks
    • a dull play
    • his competent but dull performance
    • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
    • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
    • tedious days on the train
    • the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
    • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
  5. adjective satellite (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
    dull.
    • dull greens and blues
  6. adjective not keenly felt
    dull.
    • a dull throbbing
    • dull pain
  7. adjective satellite slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
    dim; slow; dense; dumb; obtuse; dull.
    • so dense he never understands anything I say to him
    • never met anyone quite so dim
    • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
    • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
    • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
    • worked with the slow students
  8. adjective satellite (of business) not active or brisk
    slow; sluggish; dull.
    • business is dull (or slow)
    • a sluggish market
  9. adjective not having a sharp edge or point
    dull.
    • the knife was too dull to be of any use
  10. adjective satellite blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
    dull.
    • a dull gaze
    • so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa Cather
  11. adjective satellite not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
    dull; thudding.
    • the dull thud
    • thudding bullets
  12. adjective satellite darkened with overcast
    leaden; dull.
    • a dark day
    • a dull sky
    • the sky was leaden and thick

WordNet


Dull"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, dulls.

Webster 1913