duller Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective lacking in liveliness or animation
   dull.
   
   • he was so dull at parties
   • a dull political campaign
   • a large dull impassive man
   • dull days with nothing to do
   • how dull and dreary the world is
   • fell back into one of her dull moods
2. adjective emitting or reflecting very little light
   dull.
   
   • a dull glow
   • dull silver badly in need of a polish
   • a dull sky
3. adjective satellite being or made softer or less loud or clear
   muted; softened; dull; muffled.
   
   • the dull boom of distant breaking waves
   • muffled drums
   • the muffled noises of the street
   • muted trumpets
4. adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
   tedious; slow; ho-hum; boring; wearisome; deadening; tiresome; dull; irksome.
   
   • a boring evening with uninteresting people
   • the deadening effect of some routine tasks
   • a dull play
   • his competent but dull performance
   • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
   • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
   • tedious days on the train
   • the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
   • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
5. adjective satellite (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
   dull.
   
   • dull greens and blues
6. adjective not keenly felt
   dull.
   
   • a dull throbbing
   • dull pain
7. adjective satellite slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
   dim; slow; dense; dumb; obtuse; dull.
   
   • so dense he never understands anything I say to him
   • never met anyone quite so dim
   • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
   • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
   • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
   • worked with the slow students
8. adjective satellite (of business) not active or brisk
   slow; sluggish; dull.
   
   • business is dull (or slow)
   • a sluggish market
9. adjective not having a sharp edge or point
   dull.
   
   • the knife was too dull to be of any use
10. adjective satellite blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
    dull.
    
    • a dull gaze
    • so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa Cather
11. adjective satellite not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
    dull; thudding.
    
    • the dull thud
    • thudding bullets
12. adjective satellite darkened with overcast
    leaden; dull.
    
    • a dark day
    • a dull sky
    • the sky was leaden and thick

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