duller
More tedious, dimmer
Duller is the comparative form of dull, used when comparing two things along any of dull's dimensions.
A knife can be duller than another knife, meaning less sharp.
A student can be duller than a classmate, meaning slower to understand.
A party can be duller than last year's, meaning less exciting or interesting.
The second lecture was even duller than the first.
This blade has grown duller with use.
Exchange of spoken ideas
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- proseUnversified language
- writingRecorded language on surface
performance · party · routine · uninspiring · tedious · monotonous · uninteresting · dreary
Visible electromagnetic radiation
- glowSteady, soft light
- shineEmit or reflect light
- lusterSoft reflected light
- gleamFaint reflected light
sheen · faded · muted · subdued · tarnished · lackluster · clouded · hazy
Visual hue property
- hueColor's specific character
- toneQuality of sound
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- finishBring to completion
pigment · saturation · vibrancy · washed-out · faded · muted · grayed · desaturated
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- proseUnversified language
writing · performance · party · routine · uninspiring · tedious · monotonous · uninteresting · dreary · humdrum
light
Visible electromagnetic radiation
gleam · sheen · faded · muted · subdued · tarnished · lackluster · clouded · hazy · overcast
color
Visual hue property
finish · pigment · saturation · vibrancy · washed-out · faded · muted · grayed · desaturated · bleached
mind
Seat of consciousness
response · perception · cognition · thinking · slow · foggy · lethargic · unresponsive · numbed · stupefied
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
cutlery · razor · axe · chisel · machete · shears · scalpel · trowel · mower · serrated
- shade comparativesdarker, lighter, paler, brighter, deeper
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- dull painMuted, lingering bodily discomfort
- dull acheMild persistent soreness
- dull as dishwaterExtremely uninteresting or boring
- dull eyesGaze without light
- dull skinComplexion lacking luminosity
- dull blade
dull, dulled, dullness, dully, dulls, dulling, dullard, dullest, dullish