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dull
What does dull mean?
dull (adjective): lacking in liveliness or animation.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use dull in a sentence?
- He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce dull?
/dʌl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dull come from?
From Middle English dull, dul (also dyll, dill, dwal), from Old English dol (“dull, foolish, erring, heretical; foolish, silly; presumptuous”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of dull?
Words related to dull
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “dull” mean?
collective, done or held in common
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causing misery or pain or distress
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easily or conveniently transported
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lacking in liveliness or animation
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