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dullest Meaning & Definition

What Does Dullest Mean?

As an adjective, dullest means superlative form of dull: most dull.

Part of speech	adjective
Synonyms	lackluster and matte
Antonyms	bright, intelligent and sharp

Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
All these knives are dull.
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.
Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.
Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
Sluggish, listless.
Cloudy, overcast.
It's a dull day.
Insensible; unfeeling.
Heavy; lifeless; inert.
(of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
Pressing on the bruise produces a dull pain.
(of a noise or sound) Not clear, muffled.

All these knives are dull.

He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.

Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.

It's a dull day.

Pressing on the bruise produces a dull pain.

dullest

Dullest is an adjective.

Words with a similar meaning to dullest include lackluster and matte. See the full list of dullest synonyms and antonyms.

The opposite of dullest can be expressed with words like bright, intelligent and sharp.