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Detailed Synonyms for dull in Englisch

dull:

dull Adjektiv

  1. dull
    tedious; boring; dreary; dull
  2. dull
    dreadful; dull; boring
  3. dull
    boring; dreary; dull; drab
  4. dull
    stupid; obtuse; dull; dense
  5. dull
    deadening; boring; dull
  6. dull
    mat; misty; dull; frosted
  7. dull
    dull
  8. dull
    fusty; dull
  9. dull
    muzzy; dull; soporific; drowsy; staggered; dozy; dopey; stupefied; sleepy; mindless
  10. dull
    blurred; blunt; dull; out of focus
  11. dull
    matt; dull
  12. dull
    boring; dull
  13. dull
    tedious; boring; mindless; dull
  14. dull
    dreary; gloomy; sad; grey; cheerless; joyless; dull; drab
  15. dull
    feeble; tasteless; dull; corny; bland; vapid; without style; silly
  16. dull
    tenacious; obstinate; cross-grained; persevering; stubborn; recalcitrant; heady; pig-headed; tacky; viscous; persistent; rebellious; tedious; boring; grumpy; refractory; sullen; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; stern; surly; leathery; headstrong; tough
  17. dull
    dull; flat; saltless; unsavoury; tasteless; unsavory
  18. dull
    unanimated; dull; lifeless
  19. dull
    faded red; dull
  20. dull
    – lacking in liveliness or animation 1
    dull
    – lacking in liveliness or animation 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • he was so dull at parties1
      • a dull political campaign1
      • a large dull impassive man1
      • dull days with nothing to do1
      • how dull and dreary the world is1
      • fell back into one of her dull moods1
    languid
    – lacking spirit or liveliness 1
    • languid Adjektiv
      • a languid mood1
      • a languid wave of the hand1
    tired
    – depleted of strength or energy 1
    • tired Adjektiv
      • tired mothers with crying babies1
      • too tired to eat1
    weary
    – physically and mentally fatigued 1
    frosted
  21. dull
    – lacking in liveliness or animation 1
    dull
    – lacking in liveliness or animation 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • he was so dull at parties1
      • a dull political campaign1
      • a large dull impassive man1
      • dull days with nothing to do1
      • how dull and dreary the world is1
      • fell back into one of her dull moods1
  22. dull
    – (of business) not active or brisk 1
    dull; slow; sluggish
    – (of business) not active or brisk 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • business is dull (or slow)1
    • slow Adjektiv
      • business is dull (or slow)1
    • sluggish Adjektiv
      • a sluggish market1
  23. dull
    – emitting or reflecting very little light 1
    dull
    – emitting or reflecting very little light 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • a dull glow1
      • dull silver badly in need of a polish1
      • a dull sky1
  24. dull
    – (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted 1
    dull
    – (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • dull greens and blues1
  25. dull
    – slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 1
    dull; dense; dim; dumb; slow; obtuse
    – slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick1
    • dense Adjektiv
      • so dense he never understands anything I say to him1
    • dim Adjektiv
      • never met anyone quite so dim1
    • dumb Adjektiv
      • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions1
    • slow Adjektiv
      • worked with the slow students1
    • obtuse Adjektiv
      • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse1
  26. dull
    – darkened with overcast 1
    dull; leaden
    – darkened with overcast 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • a dull sky1
    • leaden Adjektiv
      • the sky was leaden and thick1
  27. dull
    – not having a sharp edge or point 1
    dull
    – not having a sharp edge or point 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • the knife was too dull to be of any use1
  28. dull
    – not keenly felt 1
    dull
    – not keenly felt 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • a dull throbbing1
      • dull pain1
  29. dull
    – so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness 1
    dull; tedious; boring; slow; irksome; tiresome; deadening; ho-hum; wearisome
    – so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • a dull play1
      • his competent but dull performance1
    • tedious Adjektiv
      • tedious days on the train1
    • boring Adjektiv
      • a boring evening with uninteresting people1
    • slow Adjektiv
    • irksome Adjektiv
      • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is1
    • tiresome Adjektiv
      • the tiresome chirping of a cricket1
    • deadening Adjektiv
      • the deadening effect of some routine tasks1
    • ho-hum Adjektiv
      • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention1
    • wearisome Adjektiv
      • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome1
  30. dull
    – being or made softer or less loud or clear 1
    dull; muffled; softened; muted
    – being or made softer or less loud or clear 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • the dull boom of distant breaking waves1
    • muffled Adjektiv
      • muffled drums1
      • the muffled noises of the street1
    • softened Adjektiv
    • muted Adjektiv
      • muted trumpets1
  31. dull
    – not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft 1
    dull; thudding
    – not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • the dull thud1
    • thudding Adjektiv
      • thudding bullets1
  32. dull
    – blunted in responsiveness or sensibility 1
    dull
    – blunted in responsiveness or sensibility 1
    • dull Adjektiv
      • a dull gaze1
      • so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her1

to dull Verb (dulls, dulled, dulling)

  1. to dull
    – make less lively or vigorous 1
    to dull
    – make less lively or vigorous 1
    • dull Verb (dulls, dulled, dulling)
      • Middle age dulled her appetite for travel1
  2. to dull
    – become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness 1
    to dull
    – become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness 1
    • dull Verb (dulls, dulled, dulling)
      • the varnished table top dulled with time1
  3. to dull
    – become less interesting or attractive 1
    to dull; pall
    – become less interesting or attractive 1
    • dull Verb (dulls, dulled, dulling)
    • pall Verb
  4. to dull
    – make dull in appearance 1
    to dull
    – make dull in appearance 1
    • dull Verb (dulls, dulled, dulling)
      • Age had dulled the surface1
  5. to dull
    – make dull or blunt 1
    to dull; to blunt
    – make dull or blunt 1
    • dull Verb (dulls, dulled, dulling)
      • Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge1
    • blunt Verb (blunts, blunted, blunting)
  6. to dull
    – make numb or insensitive 1
    to dull; to numb; to blunt; benumb
    – make numb or insensitive 1
    • dull Verb (dulls, dulled, dulling)
    • numb Verb (numbs, numbed, numbing)
      • The shock numbed her senses1
    • blunt Verb (blunts, blunted, blunting)
    • benumb Verb
  7. to dull
    – deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping 1
    to dull; to mute; to damp; dampen; tone down; muffle
    – deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping 1

Konjugationen für dull:

present
  1. dull
  2. dull
  3. dulls
  4. dull
  5. dull
  6. dull
simple past
  1. dulled
  2. dulled
  3. dulled
  4. dulled
  5. dulled
  6. dulled
present perfect
  1. have dulled
  2. have dulled
  3. has dulled
  4. have dulled
  5. have dulled
  6. have dulled
past continuous
  1. was dulling
  2. were dulling
  3. was dulling
  4. were dulling
  5. were dulling
  6. were dulling
future
  1. shall dull
  2. will dull
  3. will dull
  4. shall dull
  5. will dull
  6. will dull
continuous present
  1. am dulling
  2. are dulling
  3. is dulling
  4. are dulling
  5. are dulling
  6. are dulling
subjunctive
  1. be dulled
  2. be dulled
  3. be dulled
  4. be dulled
  5. be dulled
  6. be dulled
diverse
  1. dull!
  2. let's dull!
  3. dulled
  4. dulling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Verwandte Definitionen für "dull":

  1. (of business) not active or brisk1
    • business is dull (or slow)1
  2. emitting or reflecting very little light1
    • a dull glow1
    • dull silver badly in need of a polish1
    • a dull sky1
  3. (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted1
    • dull greens and blues1
  4. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity1
    • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick1
  5. darkened with overcast1
    • a dull sky1
  6. not having a sharp edge or point1
    • the knife was too dull to be of any use1
  7. not keenly felt1
    • a dull throbbing1
    • dull pain1
  8. lacking in liveliness or animation1
    • he was so dull at parties1
    • a dull political campaign1
    • a large dull impassive man1
    • dull days with nothing to do1
    • how dull and dreary the world is1
    • fell back into one of her dull moods1
  9. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness1
    • a dull play1
    • his competent but dull performance1
  10. being or made softer or less loud or clear1
    • the dull boom of distant breaking waves1
  11. not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft1
    • the dull thud1
  12. blunted in responsiveness or sensibility1
    • a dull gaze1
    • so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her1
  13. make less lively or vigorous1
    • Middle age dulled her appetite for travel1
  14. become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness1
    • the varnished table top dulled with time1
  15. become less interesting or attractive1
  16. make dull in appearance1
    • Age had dulled the surface1
  17. make dull or blunt1
    • Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge1
  18. make numb or insensitive1
  19. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping1

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