dullness

/dˈʌlnəs/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the quality of being slow to understand
2. the quality of lacking interestingness
   “the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees”
3. a lack of visual brightness
   “the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea”
4. lack of sensibility
   “there was a dullness in his heart”
5. without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
   “the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible”

Synonyms for dullness

• obtuseness
• bluntness

Antonyms of dullness

• brightness
• sharpness

Words that rhyme with dullness

• reasonableness