dull

dull: I [dʌl]
aggettivo

1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo

2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [complexion] opaco, scialbo

3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato

4) (not sharp) [pain] sordo; [blade] spuntato, smussato

5) econ. [market] fiacco, fermo
II [dʌl]
verbo transitivo

1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [shine]

2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [senses]; alleviare, lenire [pain]

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adjective

1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento

2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) cupo

3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) noioso

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- dully
- dullness
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[dʌl]
1. adj, -er comp -est superl

1) (boring: book, evening) noioso (-a), (person, style) insulso (-a)

he's nice, but a bit dull — è simpatico, ma un po' noioso

as dull as ditchwater — una vera pizza

2) (dim: colour, eyes) spento (-a), (metal) opaco (-a), (overcast: weather, day, sky) cupo (-a), scuro (-a), fosco (-a), (muffled: sound, pain, thud) sordo (-a), (Comm: trade, business) stagnante, (lacking spirit: person, mood) svogliato (-a), (blade) smussato (-a)

a dull day — una giornata nuvolosa

3) (sight, hearing) debole, (slow-witted: person, mind) ottuso (-a), (pupil) lento (-a)

2. vt

(mind, senses) ottundere, annebbiare, (blade) smussare, (impression, memory) offuscare, (pleasure, pain, grief) attenuare, attutire, (sound, colour) smorzare, (metal) rendere opaco (-a)

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I [dʌl]
aggettivo

1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo

2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [complexion] opaco, scialbo

3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato

4) (not sharp) [pain] sordo; [blade] spuntato, smussato

5) econ. [market] fiacco, fermo
II [dʌl]
verbo transitivo

1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [shine]

2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [senses]; alleviare, lenire [pain]

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Synonyms:

Stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, brutish, unintelligent, blunt-witted, Blunt, make blunt / Apathetic, insensible, unimpassioned, passionless, dead, callous, Stupefy, benumb, deaden, paralyze, obtund, hebetate, make or render insensible, render callous, make obtuse / Inert, inactive, lifeless, inanimate, heavy, sluggish, slow, torpid, Depress, dishearten, discourage, dispirit, deject, make melancholy, make sad, gloomy, or dejected / Blunt, obtuse, dulled, Quiet, allay, moderate, assuage, mitigate, alleviate, soften / Gloomy, sad, dismal, cheerless, Sully, tarnish, dim / Dim, obscure / Tedious, wearisome, tiresome, uninteresting, dreary, dry, jejune

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Dull — Dull, a. [Compar. {Duller}; superl. {Dullest}.] [AS. dol foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf. Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf. {Dolt}, {Dwale},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dull — adj 1 *stupid, slow, dumb, dense, crass Analogous words: *lethargic, sluggish, comatose: phlegmatic, stolid, *impassive, apathetic: *backward: retarded (see DELAY vb) Antonyms: clever, bright … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dull — [dul] adj. [ME dul < OE dol, stupid, akin to Ger toll < IE * dh(e)wel < base * dheu , blow, be turbid > DUMB, DWELL, OIr dall, blind, Gr thanatos, death] 1. mentally slow; stupid 2. lacking sensitivity; blunted in feeling or… … English World dictionary
Dull — DULL, a parish, in the county of Perth, 4 miles (W. by N.) from Aberfeldy; containing, with parts of the late quoad sacra parishes of Foss and Tenandry, and part of the village of Aberfeldy, 3811 inhabitants, of whom 145 are in the village of… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
dull — [dʌl] adjective JOURNALISM if business on a financial market is dull, not many people are buying or selling: • Shares closed lower in dull trading. • Investors were busy moving in and out of two year Treasury notes yesterday, providing a bit of… … Financial and business terms
Dull — may refer to: Boring Dull, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom Dull Gret, a figure of Flemish folklore People with the surname Dull: Jack Dull (1930 1995), professor at the University of Washington John Dull (21st century), American… … Wikipedia
dull — [adj1] unintelligent addled, backward, besotted, boring, brainless, daffy, daft, dense, dim, dim witted, doltish, dumb, feeble minded, half baked, ignorant, imbecilic, indolent, insensate, low, moronic, not bright, numskulled, obtuse,… … New thesaurus
Düll — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Heinrich Düll (1867–1956), deutscher Bildhauer und Musiker der Prinzregentenzeit Rudolf Düll (1887–1979), deutscher Jurist Ruprecht Düll (* 1931), deutscher Botaniker Siehe auch Privatbrauerei Friedrich… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dull — Dull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duller}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dulling}.] 1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. This . . . dulled their swords. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull, stupid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dull — (adj.) c.1200, stupid; early 13c., blunt, not sharp; rare before mid 14c., apparently from O.E. dol dull witted, foolish, or an unrecorded parallel word, or from M.L.G. dul slow witted, both from P.Gmc. *dulaz (Cf. O.Fris., O.S. dol foolish,… … Etymology dictionary
Dull — Dull, v. i. To become dull or stupid. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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