dull - Meaning in Marathi

dull - Meaning in Marathi

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Definitions and Meaning of dull in English

dull adjective

1. (of color) very low in saturation; highly dilutedadj.all

   Example

   • "dull greens and blues"
2. blunted in responsiveness or sensibilityadj.all

   Examples

   • "a dull gaze"
   • "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"
3. not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively softadj.all

   Synonyms

   thudding

   Examples

   • "the dull thud"
   • "thudding bullets"
4. being or made softer or less loud or clearadj.all

   Examples

   • "muffled drums"
   • "muted trumpets"
   • "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
   • "the muffled noises of the street"
5. so lacking in interest as to cause mental wearinessadj.all

   Synonyms

   tedious, tiresome

   Examples

   • "a boring evening with uninteresting people"
   • "a dull play"
   • "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"
   • "his competent but dull performance"
   • "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
   • "tedious days on the train"
   • "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
   • "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"
   • "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"
6. lacking in liveliness or animationadj.all

   Examples

   • "a dull political campaign"
   • "a large dull impassive man"
   • "dull days with nothing to do"
   • "fell back into one of her dull moods"
   • "he was so dull at parties"
   • "how dull and dreary the world is"
7. not keenly feltadj.all

   Examples

   • "a dull throbbing"
   • "dull pain"
8. not having a sharp edge or pointadj.all

   Example

   • "the knife was too dull to be of any use"
9. darkened with overcastadj.all

   Examples

   • "a dark day"
   • "a dull sky"
   • "the sky was leaden and thick"
10. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuityadj.all

    Examples

    • "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
    • "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
    • "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
    • "never met anyone quite so dim"
    • "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
    • "worked with the slow students"
11. emitting or reflecting very little lightadj.all

    Examples

    • "a dull glow"
    • "a dull sky"
    • "dull silver badly in need of a polish"
12. (of business) not active or briskadj.all

    Examples

    • "a sluggish market"
    • "business is dull (or slow)"

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