Synonyms for Dullness

Synonyms for "dullness" (374 found)

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Strong matches (112)

Noun(4 words)

dimness dimwittedness dullwittedness humdrum

discomfort discomposure discontent disinterest dislike dispassion dispassionateness displeasure disquiet dissatisfaction doltishness drabness dread drowsiness dryness dull-wittedness dullardism dumbness duncery dusk

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easy temper electronarcosis emotional deadness emotionlessness emptiness enervation ennui etiolation even temper existential woe exsanguination fadedness faintness fairishness fairness fatigue feebleness flabbiness flaccidity flatness frigidity frostiness ghastliness glaucescence glaucousness gloaming gloom good temper gray grayishness grayness grey grimness grossness haggardness heartlessness heaviness hebetude hopelessness huelessness humdrumminess humdrumness hypochromia hypochromic anemia iciness immovability impassibility impassiveness impassivity imperception imperceptiveness imperceptivity impercipience imperturbability imperturbableness impotence inanimation inanity inappetence inconsiderateness indifference inertia inexcitability inexcitableness infecundity infertility inirritability inquietude insensibility insensibleness insensitiveness insensitivity insentience insipidness insouciance irksomeness jadedness joylessness lack of affect lack of appetite lack of bite lack of feeling lack of pleasure lack of touch lackadaisicalness lackluster languidness languishment

Related words (187)

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middlingness moderateness modestness modesty monotonousness mousiness muddiness muffled tone murk mutedness narcosis narcotization nausea neutral tint ninnyism nonchalance nongratification nonsatisfaction numbness oafdom oafishness objectivity obtundity obtuseness opacity oscitancy painfulness paleness pallidity pallidness pallor passableness passionlessness passiveness passivity pastiness patience phlegm phlegmaticalness phlegmaticness pins and needles plainness plucklessness pointlessness poker face ponderousness prison pallor prolixity prosaicism prosaicness prosaism prosiness prostration resignation resignedness respectability sallowness satedness savorlessness self-absorption sickliness sickly hue silveriness simpletonianism simplicity slatiness sleep sleepiness sloth slothfulness slowness sluggishness slumber smokiness smooth temper soberness softness solemnity somberness somnolence sopor soporifousness sottishness soullessness spiritlessness spleen spunklessness staidness staleness steadiness sterility stiffness stoicism stolidity straight face strengthlessness stuffiness stupefaction stupidity stupor superficiality supineness tastelessness tediousness tedium thick skin thick-headedness thick-wittedness tiresomeness tolerableness tonelessness toothlessness torpidity torpidness torpitude torpor twilight uncomfortableness unconcern uncreativeness unease uneasiness unembellishedness unemotionalism unexcitability unfancifulness unfeeling unfeelingness unhappiness unidealism uniformity unimaginativeness unimpressibility unimpressionableness unirritableness unnervousness unoriginality unpassionateness unperceptiveness unpleasure unpoeticalness unresponsiveness unromanticism unsatisfaction unsharpness unsusceptibility unsympatheticness unteachability untouchability vacuity vapidity veiled voice vexation of spirit voce velata wanness weakliness weakness wearifulness weariness wearisomeness withdrawal withdrawnness world-weariness wrongheadedness yokelism

Noun(2 words)

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More general

13 entries

callosity callousness configuration conformation contour form hardness insensibility shape stupidity unfeelingness uninterestingness visual property

Antonyms

2 entries

brightness sharpness

distinct from

1 entries

shiny

is a

6 entries

shape stupidity tangible thing unfeelingness uninterestingness visual property

related to

16 entries

bad bad quality being being boring bluntness boring brilliance lack lack shininess quality sharpness shininess slow understand uninteresting visual

Translations

25 translations across 6 languages.

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Dutch

1 entries

saaiheid noun (quality of being uninteresting)

Finnish

4 entries

latteus noun (quality of being uninteresting)
tylsyys noun (quality of being slow to understand)
tylsyys noun (quality of being uninteresting)
tylsyys noun (lack of visual brilliance)

French

1 entries

obtusité noun (quality of being slow to understand)

Latvian

4 entries

blāvums noun (lack of visual brilliance)
nespodrums noun (lack of visual brilliance)
trulums noun (quality of being slow to understand)
trulums noun (bluntness of an edge)

Romanian

4 entries

dezinteresat noun (quality of being uninteresting)
fără strălucire noun (lack of visual brilliance)
mat noun (lack of visual brilliance)
obtuzitate noun (quality of being slow to understand)

Russian

4 entries

вя́лость noun (quality of being uninteresting)
затупле́ние noun (bluntness of an edge)
ма́товость noun (lack of visual brilliance)
нея́ркость noun (lack of visual brilliance)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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Is the fact that the meaning of our own sentences escapes us a sign of ingenuity or dullness?

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I’ve had enough of life’s dullness.

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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—

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dullness of autumn

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