English Dictionary

dull

IPA（発音記号）

/dʌl/

形容詞

苦痛表現 音

Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. / Boring; not exciting or interesting. / Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.

日本語の意味

切れ味が悪い、鋭さに欠ける / 面白くない、退屈な / 光沢がなく、マットな仕上がりである

The dull knife couldn't slice the tomato cleanly.

切れ味の悪いナイフはトマトをきれいに切れなかった。

意味（1）

Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.

All these knives are dull.

意味（2）

Boring; not exciting or interesting.

He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.

意味（3）

Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.

Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.

意味（4）

Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.

She is not bred so dull but she can learn.

意味（5）

Sluggish, listless.

This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing.

意味（6）

Cloudy, overcast.

It's a dull day.

意味（7）

Insensible; unfeeling.

Think me not / So dull a devil to forget the loss / Of such a matchless wife.

意味（8）

Heavy; lifeless; inert.

the dull earth

意味（9）

(of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.

Pressing on the bruise produces a dull pain.

意味（10）

(of a noise or sound) Not clear, muffled.

duller （ comparative ）

dullest （ superlative ）