Dictionary Check: dullness
"dullness" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
noun
the quality of being slow to understand
noun
the quality of lacking interestingness
Example:
"the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"
noun
a lack of visual brightness
Example:
"the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea"
noun
lack of sensibility
Example:
"there was a dullness in his heart"
noun
without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
Example:
"the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"
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