dullness

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌl.nəs/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being slow to understand
  2. noun the quality of lacking interestingness
  3. noun a lack of visual brightness

Etymology

From dull + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

obtuseness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
stupidity
Narrower (hyponyms)
oscitancy

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