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

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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"
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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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