Synonyms:
dullness, bluntness
Meaning: without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"
Synonyms:
dullness
Meaning: lack of sensibility; "there was a dullness in his heart"; "without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it."
Synonyms:
dullness
Meaning: a lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea"
Synonyms:
dullness
Meaning: the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"
Synonyms:
dullness, obtuseness
Meaning: the quality of being slow to understand
Usage examples
But were I obliged to choose between sarcasm and dullness in a young girl, I should prefer dullness.
"At least," she continued, "it was you who made me understand that under the dullness there are things so fine and sensitive and delicate that even those I most cared for in my other life look cheap in comparison.