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1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) treg i oppfatningen, tungnem2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) grå, tung, overskyet3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) kjedelig, trist•- dully- dullnesskjedelig--------matt--------sløvIverb \/dʌl\/1) sløve, gjøre sløv, bli sløv2) gjøre stump, avstumpe3) gjøre trøtt, bli trøtt, gjøre matt, bli matt4) dempe, dulme, lindreIIadj. \/dʌl\/1) matt, glansløs2) grågråvær \/ mørkt og tungt vær3) langtekkelig, trist, kjedelig, ensformig4) stille, død5) sløv, treg, treg i oppfatningen, dum• dull brain\/mind6) langsom (i bevegelser e.l.), tung, treg, sløv7) nedsatt, svak8) dump, murrende9) dyster, tungsindig10) sløv, stump12) (handel, om vare e.l.) vanskelig å selge, uten etterspørseldull of hearing tunghørtdull sound klangløs og dump lydhave a dull time of it ha det kjedeligstocks opened dull ( børs) aksjer åpnet svakt -
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subst. \/ˈdʌlnəs\/se ➢ dullness
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Dullness — Dull ness, n. The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness. [Written also {dulness}.] [1913 Webster] And gentle dullness ever loves a joke … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dullness — index indistinctness, inertia, languor, opacity, sloth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Dullness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dullness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dullness dullness heaviness flatness Sgm: N 1 infestivity infestivity &c. 837 stupidity &c. 499 Sgm: N 1 want of originality want of originality Sgm: N 1 dearth of ideas … English dictionary for students
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 — / 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 — noun see dull I … New Collegiate Dictionary
dullness — See dullish. * * * … Universalium
dullness — noun /ˈdʌɫ.nəs/ a) The quality of being slow to understand things. b) The quality of being uninteresting … Wiktionary
dullness — dull·ness (dulґnis) diminished resonance on percussion; also a peculiar percussion sound which lacks the normal resonance … Medical dictionary
dullness — Synonyms and related words: abruptness, absence of color, acedia, achromaticity, achromatism, adynamia, aloofness, analgesia, anemia, anesthesia, angst, anguish, anxiety, apathy, aridity, aridness, ashiness, asininity, ataraxia, ataraxy, atony,… … Moby Thesaurus