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dullness

/ˈdʌl.nəs/

noun

Meaning

  • The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity.

  • The quality of being uninteresting; boring or irksome.

  • Lack of interest or excitement.

  • The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.

    "dullness of autumn"

  • (of an edge) bluntness.

  • The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.

    "dullness of sight, or of hearing"

  • Drowsiness.