dullness

Noun

Meaning

The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bluntness obtuseness sandman pall density inertia coma indifference paralysis anesthesia matte boredom dormancy infertility inactivity
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Antonyms

brightness sharpness japan oracle hopper polish
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Hypernyms

form shape configuration hardness contour conformation

Hyponyms

matt matte mat flatness tedium insipidity

Phrases with the word

dullness of hearing dullness of understanding

Examples

Our wickedness shall not overpower the unspeakable goodness and mercy of God; our dullness shall not overpower God's wisdom, nor our infirmity God's omnipotence. John of Kronstadt

Vulgarity is, in reality, nothing but a modern, chic, pert descendant of the goddess Dullness. Edith Sitwell

An efficiency-regime cannot be run without a few heroes stuck about it to carry off the dullness - much as plums have to be put into bad pudding to make it palatable. E. M. Forster

There is an incessant influx of novelty into the world, and yet we tolerate incredible dullness. Henry David Thoreau

He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dullness in others. Samuel Johnson

It's extraordinary how we go through life with eyes half shut, with dull ears, with dormant thoughts. Perhaps it's just as well and it may be that it is this very dullness that makes life to the incalculable majority so supportable and so welcome. Joseph Conrad

Close letter words and terms

Dullingham dullish dullishly dullness of hearing dullness of understanding dullsome