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Webster 1913 Edition
Dullness
Dull′ness
,Noun.
The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness.
[Written also
dulness
.] And gentle
dullness
ever loves a joke. Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dullness
DULLNESS
,Noun.
1.
Stupidity; slowness of comprehension; weakness of intellect; indocility; as the dullness of a student.2.
Want of quick perception or eager desire.3.
Heaviness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.4.
Heaviness; disinclination to motion.5.
Sluggishness; slowness.6.
Dimness; want of clearness or luster.7.
Bluntness; want of edge.8.
Want of brightness or vividness; as dullness of color.