Dullness (Noun)
Meaning 1
The quality of being slow to understand.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The teacher tried to make the lesson more engaging to combat the dullness of her students, who seemed to struggle with even the simplest concepts.
- His dullness in math made it difficult for him to grasp the complex equations and formulas.
- The dullness of the student's expression made it clear that he was not following the explanation.
- The professor's dry tone and pace only added to the dullness of the material, putting many students to sleep.
- Despite his best efforts, the student's dullness in languages made it hard for him to pick up even the basics of Spanish.
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Meaning 2
Lack of sensibility; "there was a dullness in his heart"; "without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it.".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
The quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 4
Without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 5
A lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.