dullnesses
States of tedium
Dullnesses is the plural of dullness, referring to multiple instances or varieties of being dull.
The word covers various kinds of lacking sharpness, brightness, or interest: The dullnesses of suburban life and office work compounded each other.
Rarely used, since dullness itself is typically uncountable.
Neutral, muted hue
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
- mutednessQuality of being subdued
- flatnessAbsence of slope
- colorlessnessLack of any hue
lifelessness · paleness · blandness · fadedness · drabness · lackluster · tarnish · cloudiness
Wearisome dullness
- monotonyTiresome lack of change
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
apathy · sluggishness · drowsiness · torpor · listlessness · ennui · weariness · fatigue
Lack of interest
- uninterestingnessQuality of being dull
- insipidnessAbsence of interest or flavor
- vapidityLack of liveliness or flavor
- tediousnessQuality of causing weariness
dreariness · staleness · banality · mediocrity · plainness · ordinariness · mundaneness · prosaic
Frank, unvarnished manner
- wornnessCondition of being degraded
- roundednessState of being curved
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
- ineffectivenessFailure to achieve results
flatness · obtuseness · uselessness · deterioration · wear · erosion · degradation · grinding
grayness
Neutral, muted hue
colorlessness · lifelessness · paleness · blandness · fadedness · drabness · lackluster · tarnish · cloudiness · opacity
tedium
Wearisome dullness
lethargy · apathy · sluggishness · drowsiness · torpor · listlessness · ennui · weariness · fatigue · inattention
boringness
Lack of interest
- uninterestingnessQuality of being dull
- insipidnessAbsence of interest or flavor
- vapidityLack of liveliness or flavor
tediousness · dreariness · staleness · banality · mediocrity · plainness · ordinariness · mundaneness · prosaic · uninspiring
bluntness
Frank, unvarnished manner
- wornnessCondition of being degraded
- roundednessState of being curved
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
ineffectiveness · flatness · obtuseness · uselessness · deterioration · wear · erosion · degradation · grinding · honing
dullnessesexcitements
Sources of eager anticipation
thrills · exhilarations · stimulations · fascinations · entertainments
dullnesseskeennesses
Plural of intense enthusiasm
brilliances · astuteness · wits · quicknesses · clevernesses
dullnessesbrightnesses
Measures of light intensity
brilliances · vividnesses · lusters · radiances · luminosities