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Synonyms
dull

adj

  1. lacking in liveliness or animation: "he was so dull at parties"
  2. emitting or reflecting very little light: "a dull glow"
  3. being or made softer or less loud or clear: "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
  4. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness: "a boring evening with uninteresting people"
  5. (of color) very low in saturation: highly diluted
  6. not keenly felt: "a dull throbbing"
  7. slow to learn or understand: lacking intellectual acuity
  8. (of business) not active or brisk: "business is dull (or slow)"

verb

  1. make dull in appearance: "Age had dulled the surface"
  2. become dull or lusterless in appearance: lose shine or brightness
  3. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  4. make numb or insensitive: "The shock numbed her senses"
  5. make dull or blunt: "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
  6. become less interesting or attractive
  7. make less lively or vigorous: "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"