DULL

Meaning of DULL in English

adj.

Function: transitive verb

Date: 13th century

: to make dull < dull a knife's edge>

intransitive verb : to become dull

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 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. 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 — the unimaginative constable of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Dull's plain and witless dialogue stands in comic contrast to the verbal …
Britannica English vocabulary
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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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