dullness
noun[U]
uk/ˈdʌl.nəs/us/ˈdʌl.nəs/dullnessnoun[U](LACK OF INTEREST)
thefactof not beinginterestingorexciting, or of not beinginterestedin anything:
Shemanagedto getexquisitematerialout of the dullness of herhometown.
Symptoms areshiversandchills,headache,doublevision, dullness andapathy.
the state of being unhappy and uninterested
- boredomThere's nothing to do at the cabin - I might die of boredom.
- tediumFilming a televison show involves a fair bit of waiting and tedium behind the scenes.
- tediousnessI can't imagine the tediousness of cataloguing every single piece of writing in the archive.
- wearinessShe listened to his complaining with a growing sense of weariness.
- ennuiHis latest book was about suburban ennui and the middle-aged desire for something new.
- drearinessShe wanted to go to the big city and escape the dreariness of her rural, small-town life.
- Reconciling theallegeddullness ofmarriagewith thethrillofromanceis achallengeto manycouples.
- Herperformancewastastefulandrestrainedto thepointof dullness.
- Without him some of themagichad gone from herlife, and the dullness encroached into herwork.
Boredom, tedium and boring things
- banality
- blandness
- boredom
- bromide
- cabin fever
- commonplace
- flatness
- frustration
- insipidness
- jejune
- longueur
- screed
- snooze
- snoozefest
- sterility
- stodginess
- stuffiness
- tediousness
- treadmill
- yawn
dullnessnoun[U](NOT BRIGHT)
thefactof not beingbrightorshiny:
阴沉，暗淡，无光The dullness of thecloudyskyand theincreasingwindmade usdecidetoturnback.阴沉的天空和越来越大的风让我们决定折返。
Skinaffectedbydehydrationcanfallvictimto dullness, flakiness, andevenfinelinesandwrinkles.受脱水影响的皮肤会变暗淡、起皮，甚至出现细纹和皱折。
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- Hercheeksbegantofillout and thehollowsby hercollarbonewere lessnoticeable, but the dullness in herblueeyespersisted.
- Lack of thesenutrientscanstunthairgrowthandleadto dullness orevenhairloss.
- Dullness of theskinis one of thesignsofageing.
The qualities of light
- ablaze
- brightly
- brilliantly
- dazzling
- dazzlingly
- flickering
- fluorescence
- fluorescent
- glittery
- luminescent
- luminous
- lustrous
- moonlit
- polychromatic
- prismatic
- shining
- sparkling
- starlit
- super-bright
- ultraviolet