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dullness — noun 1. the quality of being slow to understand • Syn: ↑obtuseness • Derivationally related forms: ↑obtuse (for: ↑obtuseness), ↑dull • Hypernyms: ↑stupi … Useful english dictionary
dullness — noun see dull I … New Collegiate Dictionary
dullness — noun /ˈdʌɫ.nəs/ a) The quality of being slow to understand things. b) The quality of being uninteresting … Wiktionary
dullness — / dʌlnəs/ noun the fact of being dull ● the dullness of the market … Dictionary of banking and finance
dullness — dull ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking interest or excitement. 2) lacking brightness or sheen. 3) (of the weather) overcast. 4) slow to understand; rather unintelligent. 5) indistinctly felt or heard. ► VERB ▪ make or become dull … English terms dictionary
dullness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Quality of being boring] Syn. flatness, sameness, routine, uninterestingness, aridity, dryness, depression, dimness, drabness, tediousness, commonplaceness, mediocrity, tedium, monotony, deadliness, dreariness, insipidity,… … English dictionary for students
area of cardiac dullness — noun a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑region • Part Holonyms: ↑thorax, ↑chest, ↑pectus … Useful english dictionary
dull — 1 adjective 1 BORING not interesting or exciting: Bill s friends are a pretty dull bunch. | the dull routine of the office | as dull as ditchwater BrE informal (=very boring) 2 never a dull moment often humorous used to say that a lot of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bluntness — noun 1. the quality of being direct and outspoken the bluntness of a Yorkshireman • Derivationally related forms: ↑blunt • Hypernyms: ↑inconsideration, ↑inconsiderateness, ↑thoughtlessness 2. without sharpness or clearness of edge or point … Useful english dictionary
obtuseness — noun 1. the quality of being slow to understand • Syn: ↑dullness • Derivationally related forms: ↑obtuse, ↑dull (for: ↑dullness) • Hypernyms: ↑stupidity … Useful english dictionary
dulness — noun see dullness * * * dullˈness or dulˈness noun The state or quality of being dull • • • Main Entry: ↑dull * * * dulness see dullness … Useful english dictionary