English Dictionary

dullness

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdʌl.nəs/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常 前置詞句 古語

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

日本語の意味

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

His dullness in grasping simple concepts frustrated his classmates.

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。

意味（1）

The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity.

意味（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

意味（3）

Lack of interest or excitement.

意味（4）

The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.

dullness of autumn

意味（5）

(of an edge) bluntness.

意味（6）

The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.

dullness of sight, or of hearing

意味（7）

(archaic) Drowsiness.

Prospero: […]Thou art inclin'd to sleep. 'Tis a good dulness, / And give it way— I know thou canst not choose.

dullnesses （ plural ）