Definition of dull

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Dull (superl.) Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror..

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Dull :: Dull (v. t.) To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
Prosaical :: Prosaical (a.) Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy; as, a prosaic person..
Tarnish :: Tarnish (v. i.) To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air..
Inanimation :: Inanimation (n.) Want of animation; lifeless; dullness.
Indocile :: Indocile (a.) Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable..
Dead-hearted :: Dead-hearted (a.) Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless..
Doze :: Doze (v. i.) To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy..
Prose :: Prose (n.) Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse..
Dullness :: Dullness (n.) The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness..
Sluggish :: Sluggish (a.) Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
Lobcock :: Lobcock (n.) A dull, sluggish person; a lubber; a lob..
Jasper :: "Jasper (n.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper..
Torpedinous :: Torpedinous (a.) Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.
Robin :: Robin (n.) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush..
Wedgebill :: Wedgebill (n.) An Australian crested insessorial bird (Sphenostoma cristatum) having a wedge-shaped bill. Its color is dull brown, like the earth of the plains where it lives..
Obtund :: Obtund (v. t.) To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall..
Thud :: Thud (n.) A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth..
Frigidly :: Frigidly (adv.) In a frigid manner; coldly; dully; without affection.
Muddy :: Muddy (v. t.) Fig.: To cloud; to make dull or heavy.
Prose :: Prose (a.) Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life..
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