Definition of dull adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

These adjectives mean lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise: a dull, uninteresting performance; a colorless and unimaginative person; a drab and boring job; a humdrum conversation; a lackluster life; โ€ฆ

If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not interesting or exciting.

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Oct 13, 2009ย ยท To make dull, stupid, heavy, insensible, etc.; lessen the vigor, activity, or sensitiveness of; render inanimate; damp: as, to dull the wits; to dull the senses.

5 days agoย ยท dull (third-person singular simple present dulls, present participle dulling, simple past and past participle dulled) (transitive) To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was โ€ฆ

DULL definition: 1. not interesting or exciting in any way: 2. not clear, bright, or shiny: 3. (of weather, skyโ€ฆ. Learn more.

Dull implies a lack or a loss of keenness or sharpness: a dull razor or saw. Blunt may mean the same or may refer to an edge or point not intended to be keen or sharp: a blunt or stub pen; a blunt foil.

DULL meaning: 1 : not exciting or interesting boring; 2 : having an edge or point that is not sharp

To dull something means to take away its edge, its energy, or its excitement. "Watching that movie will dull your senses, until you fall asleep."

DULL meaning: 1 : not exciting or interesting boring; 2 : having an edge or point that is not sharp

To dull something means to take away its edge, its energy, or its excitement. "Watching that movie will dull your senses, until you fall asleep."

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