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dullness

English

Alternative forms

  • dulness

Etymology

From dull +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d?l.n?s/

Noun

dullness (usually uncountable, plural dullnesses)

  1. The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity.
  2. The quality of being uninteresting; boring or irksome.
  3. Lack of interest or excitement.
  4. The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.
  5. (of an edge) bluntness.
  6. The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.
  7. (archaic) Drowsiness.
    • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I scene ii[1]:
      Prospero: […] Thou art inclin'd to sleep. 'Tis a good dulness, / And give it way— I know thou canst not choose.

Translations

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tediousness

English

Etymology

tedious +? -ness

Noun

tediousness (usually uncountable, plural tediousnesses)

  1. The quality of being tedious; tedium.

Synonyms

  • wearisomeness, prolixity, tiresomeness, slowness, tedium

Translations

References

  • tediousness in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • outsideness

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