Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - dull
Dull
dull
adj. & v. --adj. 1 slow to understand; stupid. 2 tedious; boring. 3 (of the weather) overcast; gloomy. 4 a (esp. of a knife edge etc.) blunt. b (of colour, light, sound, or taste) not bright, vivid, or keen. 5 (of a pain etc.) usu. prolonged and indistinct; not acute (a dull ache). 6 a (of a person, an animal, trade, etc.) sluggish, slow-moving, or stagnant. b (of a person) listless; depressed (he's a dull fellow since the accident). 7 (of the ears, eyes, etc.) without keen perception. --v.tr. & intr. make or become dull. Phrases and idioms dull the edge of make less sensitive, interesting, effective, amusing, etc.; blunt. Derivatives dullish adj. dullness n. (also dulness). dully adv. Etymology: ME f. MLG, MDu. dul, corresp. to OE dol stupid
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dul; akin to Old English dol foolish, Old Irish dall blind Date: 13th century mentally slow ; stupid, 2. slow in perception or sensibility ; insensible , lacking zest or vivacity ; listless , slow in action ; sluggish, 4. lacking in force, intensity, or sharpness , not resonant or ringing , lacking sharpness of edge or point , lacking brilliance or luster , low in saturation and low in lightness, cloudy , tedious, uninteresting , ~ness also dulness noun ~y adverb Synonyms: see: ~see: stupid II. verb Date: 13th century transitive verb to make ~ , intransitive verb to become ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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