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Uitgebreide synoniemen voor dullness in het Engels

dullness:

dullness [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord

  1. the dullness
    the vapidity; the dullness; the stupidity
  2. the dullness
    the uniformity; the monotony; the dullness; the boredom; the paleness; the sameness; the sallowness; the blandness; the drabness
  3. the dullness
    the apathy; the dullness; the listlessness; the tepidness
  4. the dullness
    the dullness; the bleakness; the blandness; the drabness
  5. the dullness
    the vapidity; the dullness
  6. the dullness
    the dullness; the blandness; the paleness; the wanness; the sallowness
  7. the dullness
    the greyness; the monotony; the dullness; the achromatism; the achromaticity
  8. the dullness
    the inertia; the will-lessness; the dullness
  9. the dullness
    – without sharpness or clearness of edge or point 1
    the dullness; the bluntness
    – without sharpness or clearness of edge or point 1
    • dullness [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible1
    • bluntness [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  10. the dullness
    – lack of sensibility 1
    the dullness
    – lack of sensibility 1
    • dullness [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • there was a dullness in his heart1
      • without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it.1
  11. the dullness
    – a lack of visual brightness 1
    the dullness
    – a lack of visual brightness 1
    • dullness [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea1
  12. the dullness
    – the quality of lacking interestingness 1
    the dullness
    – the quality of lacking interestingness 1
    • dullness [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees1
  13. the dullness
    – the quality of being slow to understand 1
    the dullness; the obtuseness
    – the quality of being slow to understand 1

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Verwante definities voor "dullness":

  1. without sharpness or clearness of edge or point1
    • the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible1
  2. lack of sensibility1
    • there was a dullness in his heart1
    • without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it.1
  3. a lack of visual brightness1
    • the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea1
  4. the quality of lacking interestingness1
    • the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees1
  5. the quality of being slow to understand1

dull:

dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord

  1. dull
    tedious; boring; dreary; dull
    • tedious bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • boring bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dreary bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  2. dull
    dreadful; dull; boring
  3. dull
    boring; dreary; dull; drab
    • boring bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dreary bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • drab bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  4. dull
    stupid; obtuse; dull; dense
    • stupid bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • obtuse bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dense bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  5. dull
    deadening; boring; dull
  6. dull
    mat; misty; dull; frosted
    • mat bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • misty bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • frosted bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  7. dull
    dull
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  8. dull
    fusty; dull
    • fusty bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  9. dull
    muzzy; dull; soporific; drowsy; staggered; dozy; dopey; stupefied; sleepy; mindless
  10. dull
    blurred; blunt; dull; out of focus
  11. dull
    matt; dull
    • matt bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  12. dull
    boring; dull
    • boring bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  13. dull
    tedious; boring; mindless; dull
  14. dull
    dreary; gloomy; sad; grey; cheerless; joyless; dull; drab
    • dreary bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • gloomy bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • sad bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • grey bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • cheerless bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • joyless bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • drab bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  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 bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • 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 bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a languid mood1
      • a languid wave of the hand1
    tired
    – depleted of strength or energy 1
    • tired bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • tired mothers with crying babies1
      • too tired to eat1
    weary
    – physically and mentally fatigued 1
    • weary bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    frosted
  21. dull
    – lacking in liveliness or animation 1
    dull
    – lacking in liveliness or animation 1
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • 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 bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • business is dull (or slow)1
    • slow bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • business is dull (or slow)1
    • sluggish bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a sluggish market1
  23. dull
    – emitting or reflecting very little light 1
    dull
    – emitting or reflecting very little light 1
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • 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 bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • 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 bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick1
    • dense bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • so dense he never understands anything I say to him1
    • dim bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • never met anyone quite so dim1
    • dumb bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions1
    • slow bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • worked with the slow students1
    • obtuse bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse1
  26. dull
    – darkened with overcast 1
    dull; leaden
    – darkened with overcast 1
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a dull sky1
    • leaden bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • 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 bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • the knife was too dull to be of any use1
  28. dull
    – not keenly felt 1
    dull
    – not keenly felt 1
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • 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 bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a dull play1
      • his competent but dull performance1
    • tedious bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • tedious days on the train1
    • boring bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a boring evening with uninteresting people1
    • slow bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • irksome bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is1
    • tiresome bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • the tiresome chirping of a cricket1
    • deadening bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • the deadening effect of some routine tasks1
    • ho-hum bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention1
    • wearisome bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • 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 bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • the dull boom of distant breaking waves1
    • muffled bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • muffled drums1
      • the muffled noises of the street1
    • softened bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • muted bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • 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 bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • the dull thud1
    • thudding bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • thudding bullets1
  32. dull
    – blunted in responsiveness or sensibility 1
    dull
    – blunted in responsiveness or sensibility 1
    • dull bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a dull gaze1
      • so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her1

to dull werkwoord (dulls, dulled, dulling)

  1. to dull
    – make less lively or vigorous 1
    to dull
    – make less lively or vigorous 1
    • dull werkwoord (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 werkwoord (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 werkwoord (dulls, dulled, dulling)
    • pall werkwoord
  4. to dull
    – make dull in appearance 1
    to dull
    – make dull in appearance 1
    • dull werkwoord (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 werkwoord (dulls, dulled, dulling)
      • Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge1
    • blunt werkwoord (blunts, blunted, blunting)
  6. to dull
    – make numb or insensitive 1
    to dull; to numb; to blunt; benumb
    – make numb or insensitive 1
    • dull werkwoord (dulls, dulled, dulling)
    • numb werkwoord (numbs, numbed, numbing)
      • The shock numbed her senses1
    • blunt werkwoord (blunts, blunted, blunting)
    • benumb werkwoord
  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
    • dull werkwoord (dulls, dulled, dulling)
    • mute werkwoord (mutes, muted, muting)
    • damp werkwoord (damps, damped, damping)
    • dampen werkwoord
    • tone down werkwoord
    • muffle werkwoord

Conjugations for 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

Verwante woorden van "dull":


Alternatieve synoniemen voor "dull":


Antoniemen van "dull":


Verwante definities voor "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

Verwante synoniemen voor dullness