dull

[dʌl]

dull Definition

• 1. lacking interest or excitement; boring
• 2. not sharp; blunt
• 3. not bright, shiny, or intense in color or sound

Using dull: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "dull" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  The lecture was so dull that I fell asleep.

• Example

  The knife is dull and needs to be sharpened.

• Example

  The sky was dull and overcast all day.

dull Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for dull

• boring
• tedious
• uninteresting
• blunt
• unexciting

Antonyms for dull

• interesting
• exciting
• sharp
• bright

Phrases with dull

• dull-witted

  slow to understand; stupid

  Example

  He's not really dull-witted, he just needs more time to process information.

• dull as dishwater

  extremely boring or uninteresting

  Example

  The movie was as dull as dishwater, I almost fell asleep in the theater.

• dull ache

  a continuous, low-level pain

  Example

  He had a dull ache in his back after lifting heavy boxes all day.

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Summary: dull in Brief

The word 'dull' [dʌl] can be used to describe something that is lacking interest or excitement, such as a lecture or a movie. It can also refer to something that is not sharp, like a knife, or not bright or intense in color or sound, like the sky on an overcast day. Phrases like 'dull-witted' and 'dull as dishwater' are used to describe people or things that are slow to understand or extremely boring, respectively.