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The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity. / The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome. / Lack of interest or excitement.

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dullness

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Source Word

dullness

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdʌl.nəs/

Noun

uncountable usually of an edge archaic

Japanese Meaning

理解力が遅く、鈍重な状態、または愚かさ / 面白みに欠け、退屈でユーモアがない、または煩わしい状態 / 興味や刺激がなく、味気なく退屈なこと

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His dullness in grasping simple concepts frustrated his classmates.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼が簡単な概念を理解するのが遅いという点が、同級生を苛立たせた。

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Sense（1）

The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity.

Sense（2）

The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.

If to raise malicious smiles at the infirmities or misfortunes of those who have never injured us be the province of wit or Humour, Heaven grant me a double Portion of Dullness

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