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Vinony

dullness

noun

  1. quality of being dull; lacking a sharp edge or point
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Pronunciation: /ˈdʌl.nəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English dull Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English dullness From dull + -ness.

  1. The quality of being slow of understanding things.
  2. The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.

    “If to raise malicious smiles at the infirmities or misfortunes of those who have never injured us be the province of wit or Humour, Heaven grant me a double Portion of Dullness—”

  3. Lack of interest or excitement.
  4. The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.

    “dullness of autumn”

  5. bluntness.
  6. The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.

    “dullness of sight, or of hearing”

  7. Drowsiness.

    “Prospero: […]Thou art inclin'd to sleep. 'Tis a good dulness, / And give it way— I know thou canst not choose.”