Is the fact that the meaning of our own sentences escapes us a sign of ingenuity or dullness?
Source: tatoeba (6026249)
Dullness
/ˈdʌl.nəs/
Synonyms for "dullness" (408 found)
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Closest matches (82)
abruptnessabsence of coloracediaachromaticityachromatismadynamiaaloofnessanalgesiaanemiaanesthesiaangstanguishanxietyapathyaridityaridnessashinessasininityataraxiaataraxy
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atonyautismbarrennessbenumbednessblahblah feelingblahsblockishnessbloodlessnessbluffnessbluntnessboobishnessboorishnessboredomboringnessbovinitycachexiacachexycadaverousnesscallousnesscanescencecatatoniacheerlessnesschillchillinesschloranemiacloddishnesscold bloodcold heartcoldnesscolorlessnesscomacomatosenesscommonnesscommonplacenesscoolnesscowardicecrassnesscrudenessdead pandeadnessdeadpandearth of ideasdeathly huedeathly pallordebilitationdebilitydensenessdensitydetachmentdim-wittednessdimnessdiscomfortdiscomposurediscontent
Strong matches (122)
disinterestdislikedispassiondispassionatenessdispleasuredisquietdissatisfactiondoltishnessdrabnessdreaddrowsinessdrynessdull-wittednessdullardismdumbnessdunceryduskeasy temperelectronarcosisemotional deadness
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emotionlessnessemptinessenervationennuietiolationeven temperexistential woeexsanguinationfadednessfaintnessfairishnessfairnessfatiguefeeblenessflabbinessflaccidityflatnessfrigidityfrostinessghastlinessglaucescenceglaucousnessgloaminggloomgood tempergraygrayishnessgraynessgreygrimnessgrossnesshaggardnessheartlessnessheavinesshebetudehopelessnesshuelessnesshumdrumminesshumdrumnesshypochromiahypochromic anemiaicinessimmovabilityimpassibilityimpassivenessimpassivityimperceptionimperceptivenessimperceptivityimpercipienceimperturbabilityimperturbablenessimpotenceinanimationinanityinappetenceinconsideratenessindifferenceinertiainexcitabilityinexcitablenessinfecundityinfertilityinirritabilityinquietudeinsensibilityinsensiblenessinsensitivenessinsensitivityinsentienceinsipidnessinsoucianceirksomenessjadednessjoylessnesslack of affectlack of appetitelack of bitelack of feelinglack of pleasurelack of touchlackadaisicalnesslacklusterlanguidnesslanguishmentlanguorlanguorousnesslassitudeleadennesslenitude
Noun(11 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (204)
lentorlethargicalnesslethargylifelessnesslightnesslistlessnesslividitylividnesslong-windednessloutishnesslumpishnessmalaisematter-of-factnessmediocrenessmediocritymiddlingnessmoderatenessmodestnessmodestymonotonousness
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mousinessmuddinessmuffled tonemurkmutednessnarcosisnarcotizationnauseaneutral tintninnyismnonchalancenongratificationnonsatisfactionnumbnessoafdomoafishnessobjectivityobtundityobtusenessopacityoscitancypainfulnesspalenesspalliditypallidnesspallorpassablenesspassionlessnesspassivenesspassivitypastinesspatiencephlegmphlegmaticalnessphlegmaticnesspins and needlesplainnessplucklessnesspointlessnesspoker faceponderousnessprison pallorprolixityprosaicismprosaicnessprosaismprosinessprostrationresignationresignednessrespectabilitysallownesssatednesssavorlessnessself-absorptionsicklinesssickly huesilverinesssimpletonianismsimplicityslatinesssleepsleepinessslothslothfulnessslownesssluggishnessslumbersmokinesssmooth tempersobernesssoftnesssolemnitysombernesssomnolencesoporsoporifousnesssottishnesssoullessnessspiritlessnessspleenspunklessnessstaidnessstalenesssteadinesssterilitystiffnessstoicismstoliditystraight facestrengthlessnessstuffinessstupefactionstupiditystuporsuperficialitysupinenesstastelessnesstediousnesstediumthick skinthick-headednessthick-wittednesstiresomenesstolerablenesstonelessnesstoothlessnesstorpiditytorpidnesstorpitudetorportwilightuncomfortablenessunconcernuncreativenessuneaseuneasinessunembellishednessunemotionalismunexcitabilityunfancifulnessunfeelingunfeelingnessunhappinessunidealismuniformityunimaginativenessunimpressibilityunimpressionablenessunirritablenessunnervousnessunoriginalityunpassionatenessunperceptivenessunpleasureunpoeticalnessunresponsivenessunromanticismunsatisfactionunsharpnessunsusceptibilityunsympatheticnessunteachabilityuntouchabilityvacuityvapidityveiled voicevexation of spiritvoce velatawannessweaklinessweaknesswearifulnesswearinesswearisomenesswithdrawalwithdrawnnessworld-wearinesswrongheadednessyokelism
Noun(22 words)
limpnesslose interestmonotonymonotony in tasksmore lethargicmore unremarkablemoronitymufflednessmutednessobtusenessordinarynesspallsroutine boredomslownesssombrenesssoporificsstodginesstamenesstediumunimpressiveness
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Adjective(2 words)
monotone deliverysoporific
Related word relations
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More general
21 entriesacoustic propertyappearancecallositycallousnesscognitionconfigurationconformationcontourformhardnessinsensibilityintelligencemental statequalityshapesound quality
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More specific
9 entriesCollocations
5 entriescolor dullnessdullness in lightingdullness in tonedullness of colorvisual dullness
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 6 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- saaiheid noun (quality of being uninteresting)
Finnish
3 entries- latteus noun (quality of being uninteresting)
- tylsyys noun (quality of being slow to understand)
- tylsyys noun (quality of being uninteresting)
French
1 entries- obtusité noun (quality of being slow to understand)
Latvian
1 entries- trulums noun (quality of being slow to understand)
Romanian
3 entries- dezinteresat noun (quality of being uninteresting)
- obtuzitate noun (quality of being slow to understand)
- plictiseală noun (quality of being uninteresting)
Russian
3 entries- вя́лость noun (quality of being uninteresting)
- ту́пость noun (quality of being slow to understand)
- тупоумие noun (quality of being slow to understand)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
I’ve had enough of life’s dullness.
Source: tatoeba (13033775)
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—
Source: wiktionary
dullness of autumn
Source: wiktionary
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