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dullness | undull |

As a noun dullness

is the quality of being slow to understand things.

As an adjective undull is

not dull; sharp.

As a verb undull is

to remove the dullness of; clear.

dullness

English

Alternative forms

* dulness

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The quality of being slow to understand things.
  • The quality of being uninteresting.
  • The lack of visual brilliance.
  • (of an edge) bluntness.

    • undull

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) undull, equivalent to .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not dull; sharp.

    • Etymology 2

    From

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove the dullness of; clear.
    • (Whitlock)
    (Webster 1913)