[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dullness/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) / dullness

# dullness

noun (dullness, no plural)

«dullness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Dullness is the state of being dull: not bright, not lively, not interesting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dullness/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a plain, grey bird or a boring day is described by its dullness; in lessons it names how something looks or feels when it is not bright or exciting

### Examples

- The dullness of the grey sky made the picnic sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dullness/#x1)
- The peacock mocked the dullness of the crane's feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dullness/#x2)
- Nobody enjoyed the dullness of the long wet afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dullness/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dullness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dullness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dullness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dullness.html) on Mova free.