# dullness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdʌl.nəs/ · frequency rank #60,776

## Definitions
1. The quality of being slow of understanding things.
2. The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.
3. Lack of interest or excitement.
4. The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.
5. bluntness.
6. The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.
7. Drowsiness.

## Etymology
From dull + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dullness