dullness

[ US /ˈdəɫnəs/ ]
[ UK /dˈʌlnəs/ ]

NOUN

without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible
a lack of visual brightness
the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea
the quality of lacking interestingness
the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees
the quality of being slow to understand
lack of sensibility
without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it.
there was a dullness in his heart

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For the viewer or the reader, this can be a pleasant experience, a feeling of ease, without boredom or dullness.
Data from human studies indicate that decompression at 1,000 feet/minute results in excitement and euphoria, followed by sensory dullness, weakness, and unconsciousness.
Dryden makes him sound a monument of dullness; in reality he is brisk, lively and journalistic.
In it he described with realism and satire the dullness of life in a small Midwestern town.
The average gunplay is fun, if not very similar to a lot of what’s out there, and all of this would be just fine, if the jetpack elements outshone these, the freeing motions of flight scrubbing away the dullness! DARK VOID PS3 Review – Collider.com
As skin starts showing dullness and fine lines, choose a foundation that softens and camouflages flaws.
Pope gained but little in the warfare he waged with him, for this plain reason -- that the great poet accuses his adversary of dullness, which was not by any means one of his sins, instead of selecting one of the numerous faults, such as pertness, petulance, and presumption, of which he was really guilty. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield
Right mindfulness serves as an antidote to rid the mind forever of the auxiliary disturbing emotions and attitudes (nye-nyon), such as flightiness of mind and mental dullness, that an accustoming pathway mind gets rid of, namely the automatically arising ones. The Eight Branches of an Arya Pathway Mind (The Eightfold Noble Path)
He noticed the drag in Michael's step, the paleness of his usually dark face, and the dullness in his eyes.
An uncomfortable feeling of fullness, or of dullness and stupor after a meal is a sure sign of over-eating, so whatever and whenever you eat, _eat slowly, masticate your food well_, and DO NOT EAT TOO MUCH. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Be

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