DULL

Meaning of DULL in English

the unimaginative constable of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Dull's plain and witless dialogue stands in comic contrast to the verbal excesses of Holofernes and Don Armado.

Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

DULL — I. ˈdəl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English dul, dulle; akin to Old English dol foolish, Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DULL — (superl.) Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a …
Английский словарь Webster
DULL — (superl.) Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
DULL — ( superl. ) Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — ( superl. ) Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — — dullness, dulness , n. — dully , adv. /dul/ , adj., duller, dullest , v. adj. 1. not sharp; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — I. ˈdəl adjective Etymology: Middle English dul; akin to Old English dol foolish, Old Irish dall blind Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DULL — superl insensible; unfeeling. 2. dull ·vi to become dull or stupid. 3. dull ·vt to deprive of sharpness of edge …
Webster English vocab
DULL — [dull] adj [ME dul; akin to OE dol foolish, OIr dall blind] (13c) 1: mentally slow: stupid 2. a: slow …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DULL — / dʌl; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( dull·er , dull·est ) BORING 1. not interesting or exciting …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DULL — I. dull 1 S3 /dʌl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative duller , superlative dullest ) [ Language: Old English ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DULL — adj. & v. --adj. 1 slow to understand; stupid. 2 tedious; boring. 3 (of the weather) overcast; gloomy. 4 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DULL — adj. & v. adj. 1 slow to understand; stupid. 2 tedious; boring. 3 (of the weather) overcast; gloomy. 4 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DULL — adj. & v. --adj. 1. slow to understand; stupid. 2 tedious; boring. 3 (of the weather) overcast; gloomy. 4 a …
Oxford English vocab
DULL — ( duller, dullest, dulls, dulling, dulled) 1. If you describe someone or something as dull , you mean they are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DULL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dull pain (= a slight but continuous pain ) ▪ There was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DULL — adj. 25B6; adjective a dull novel : UNINTERESTING, boring, tedious, monotonous, unrelieved, unvaried, unimaginative, uneventful; characterless, featureless, colourless, lifeless, insipid, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DULL — adj. 1 stupid, slow-witted, dense, stolid, bovine, cloddish, clod-like, backward, obtuse, doltish, crass, dumb, Colloq thick, dim, dim-witted, Brit dim …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DULL — adjective BAD : If I did the same thing every day, I would be dull. GOOD : If I did …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
DULL — 1. прил. 1) а) тупой, глупый He was rather a dull child, usually called uncommonly stupid. ≈ Он был туповатый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DULL — dull.ogg 1. dʌl a 1. тупой, бестолковый, тупоумный dull brain /intelligence/ - тупоумие dull curiosity - тупое любопытство dull with …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DULL — 1. dʌl a 1. тупой, бестолковый, тупоумный dull brain /intelligence/ - тупоумие dull curiosity - тупое любопытство dull with drinking …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DULL — 1. прил. 1) а) тупой, глупый He was rather a dull child, usually called uncommonly stupid. — Он был туповатый …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DULL — 1. прил. 1) а) тупой, глупый He was rather a dull child, usually called uncommonly stupid. — Он был туповатый ребенок, обычно его …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DULL — 1. _a. 1> тупой; глупый 2> скучный; монотонный; dull beggar/fish - скучный человек 3> тупой; притупленный; dull pain - тупая …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DULL — 1. a. 1. тупой; глупый 2. скучный; монотонный; dull beggar/fish - скучный человек 3. тупой; притупленный; dull pain - тупая …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DULL — 1. _a. 1> тупой; глупый 2> скучный; монотонный; dull beggar (или fish) скучный человек 3> тупой; притупленный; dull pain тупая …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DULL — 1. прил. 1) а) тупой, глупый He was rather a dull child, usually called uncommonly stupid. ≈ Он был туповатый …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DULL — County: Perth and Kinross Post Code: PH15
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
DULL — (of sound) obtusi, insonori; (blunt) desacut; (stupid) stult, inept, stupid; (uninteresting) enoyant; (colour) pallid, matt, falb; v. blasar, stupefar
English interlingue dictionary
DULL — amol habol;banga;dili sinaw;dumpol;mahabol;malaay
English-Visayan vocabulary
DULL — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dul; akin to Old English dol foolish, Old Irish dall blind Date: 13th century mentally …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DULL — (v. t.) To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
Английский словарь Webster
DULL — (v. t.) To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
Английский словарь Webster
DULL — (superl.) Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert.
Английский словарь Webster
DULL — (superl.) Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
Английский словарь Webster
DULL — (superl.) Insensible; unfeeling.
Английский словарь Webster
DULL — (superl.) Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
Английский словарь Webster
DULL — (superl.) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
Английский словарь Webster
DULL — ( v. t. ) To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — ( v. t. ) To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — ( v. t. ) To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — ( v. t. ) To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — ( v. i. ) To become dull or stupid.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — ( superl. ) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — ( superl. ) Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — ( superl. ) Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — ( superl. ) Insensible; unfeeling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — ( superl. ) Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DULL — adj. boring; blunt, not sharp; gloomy, somber; stupid, not intelligent; not shiny
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DULL — v. blunt, lessen, moderate, dim, cloud
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DULL — adj. Function: transitive verb Date: 13th century : to make dull < dull a knife's edge> intransitive verb : to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DULL — adj. Pronunciation: ' d ə l Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English dul; akin to Old English dol foolish, Old Irish …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DULL — ■ adjective 1》 lacking interest or excitement. 2》 not bright or shiny. ↘(of the weather) overcast. 3》 slow to understand. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DULL — dull BrE AmE dʌl ▷ dulled dʌld ▷ duller ˈdʌl ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ dullest ˈdʌl ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DULL — (~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you describe someone or something as ~, you mean they are not interesting …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DULL — (NOT BRIGHT) [adjective] -er, -est - not clear, bright or shiny; darkIf your cat's coat is dull, feed it Catto …
Cambridge English vocab
DULL — See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY.
Slang English vocab
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DULL — I . a. 1. Stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, brutish, unintelligent, blunt-witted. 2. Apathetic, insensible, unimpassioned, passionless, dead, callous. 3. Inert, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DULL — I. verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition

Britannica English vocabulary

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