English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of dull

dull

/adjective/ सुस्त; बोथरा; ढीला; कुंठित; मंद; जड़; निष्प्रभ; उदास; मूर्ख; खिन्न; निष्क्रय; निष्प्राण; मति-मंद;
/verb/मंद बनाना; धुंधला करना; मंद होना; कुंठित कर देना; कुंठित करना; कुंठित हो जाना;

Synonym lax; cranky; obtuse; low; inert; gloomy; stupid; downcast; effortless; lifeless; imbecile; muddy;

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English Dictionary:

1. Dull

[superl.]

- Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
- Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
- Insensible; unfeeling.
- Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
- Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
- Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert.
- Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.

2. Dull

[v. i.]

- To become dull or stupid.

3. Dull

[v. t.]

- To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
- To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
- To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
- To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.