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Meanings of dullness in English

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torpeza

Quality of being dull; lacking a sharp edge or point.

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      torpeza

      The quality of being slow to understand.

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            Examples for "dull"
            Examples for "dull"
            1
            Yet, the faint cries for help plus some dull thumping noises continue.
            The Irish Times
            2
            And in one as in the other the finer susceptibilities grow dull.
            From One Generation to Another
            3
            As so often with the environment, it's the dull things that work.
            The Guardian
            4
            You sit dull in the market all day; you want a feast.
            Bébée; Or, Two Little Wooden Shoes
            5
            Europe's belief in a dull but safe civilisation is its main attraction.
            The Guardian
            1
            The blunt answer is that effective change requires both transparency and accountability.
            The Irish Times
            2
            This message was spelt out in more blunt terms by government officials.
            The Irish Times
            3
            The conservative government fell recently because of a blunt undiplomatic U.S. note.
            The new yorker
            4
            Good intentions won't quite be enough to soften a distinctly blunt vibe.
            The South African
            5
            Results: During the study period 145 patients presented with blunt renal trauma.
            Pubmed
            1
            All the bluntness and coarseness of feeling in the workmanship of fig.
            Stones of Venice [introductions]
            2
            Certainly, some of Trump's right-wing supporters appreciate his bluntness about Islamic extremists.
            Reuters
            3
            The bluntness of his question seemed to both surprise and reassure her.
            Damaged
            4
            Photograph: Caterina Clerici Her Swedish bluntness also helped us nail another interview.
            The Guardian
            5
            But Murdoch senior's bluntness had the effect of rendering James' testimony inconsequential.
            Reuters

            A lack of visual brightness.

                  Usage of dullness in English
                  1
                  And there for one moment I stood in the stock-dullness of despair.
                  Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3
                  2
                  The absence of Patience Oriel added to the dullness of the place.
                  Doctor Thorne
                  3
                  I know by the dullness on the glass when I rub it.
                  The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales
                  4
                  Afterwards Alice often wondered at her dullness in not guessing the truth.
                  Muslin
                  5
                  Never did Pretender speculate more dully upon the dullness of the masses.
                  The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
                  6
                  It was chill; its dullness seemed to drive straight to her heart.
                  The Everlasting Whisper
                  7
                  The quiet dullness of the lonely landscape harmonized with his own gloom.
                  Lady Audley's Secret
                  8
                  Yet, now, in the dullness ran a faint suggestion of something sinister.
                  Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
                  9
                  The Twenty-Eighth Century was boredom unendurable, the Twenty-Sixth a morass of dullness.
                  The Day of the Boomer Dukes
                  10
                  No, no, I am not so far gone in dullness as that.
                  The Deerslayer
                  11
                  Before long he would be given over to dullness and immitigable ennui.
                  The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson)
                  12
                  Some learn to dull their shine, so that other's dullness can shine.
                  Jamaica Observer
                  13
                  This is too often mistaken for dullness, and want of proper spirit.
                  Friends and Neighbors; Or, Two Ways of Living in the World
                  14
                  She was wondering if any practical ability concealed itself behind his dullness.
                  The Shuttle
                  15
                  Likewise dullness of mind is associated with every sin, according to Prov.
                  Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
                  16
                  But gradually overcoming this physical dullness, his mind began to work again.
                  Maurice Guest
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                  United Kingdom
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