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dullness

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌl.nəs/

The English word “dullness” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The quality of being slow of understanding things.
  2. The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.
  3. Lack of interest or excitement.
  4. The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.
  5. bluntness.
  6. The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.
  7. Drowsiness.

Etymology

From dull + -ness.

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