dull
/dʌl/adjective
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नीरस, उबाऊ
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not interesting or exciting
नीरस, उबाऊ
- The lecture was long and dull.
- The film was so dull that half the audience left before the interval.
- I found the first chapter dull, but the rest of the book was gripping.
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- Radhika never finds a day dull when her cousins visit.
- Nothing is duller than a speech that simply repeats the slides.
Opposite interesting lively
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(of light, colour or weather) not bright
फीका, धुँधला; (मौसम) बादलों भरा
- a dull grey morning
- The paint has gone dull.
- The sky stayed dull and grey all through the monsoon week.
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- Years of dust had left the brass lamp looking dull.
- A dull light fell across the platform at dawn.
Opposite bright
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(of a person) slow to understand; not clever
मंदबुद्धि
- He is not dull; he just needs more practice.
- People wrongly call slow learners dull when they only need more time.
- The teacher said Arjun was not dull, only shy about speaking up.
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- Nobody should call a child dull before understanding how he learns.
- A child who learns slowly is not dull, only different.
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(of a sound or pain) not sharp or clear
(आवाज़) भारी, धीमी; (दर्द) हल्का और लगातार
- a dull ache in my back
- A dull thud came from the room upstairs.
- She felt a dull pain in her knee after the long walk.
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- We heard a dull thump as the bag hit the floor.
- The dull roar of the traffic faded as we entered the garden.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
dull (adjective) + noun
Dull describes boredom, colour, weather, pain and sound.
'Dull' ऊब, रंग, मौसम, दर्द और ध्वनि का वर्णन करता है।
- It was a dull, grey morning.
dull (verb) + object
As a verb, dull means to make something less sharp or less strong.
Verb के रूप में 'dull' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को कम तेज़ या कमज़ोर करना है।
- Time dulled the pain of loss.
dullness / dully
The noun and the adverb exist but are rare.
Noun और adverb मौजूद हैं पर कम प्रचलित हैं।
- The dullness of the lecture put us to sleep.
dullard / dullness / dully
A dullard is a slow-minded person, an old-fashioned and insulting word; dullness is the noun.
Dullard मंदबुद्धि व्यक्ति के लिए पुराना और अपमानजनक शब्द है; dullness noun है।
- The dullness of the lesson made her yawn.
dull vs blunt vs boring
A knife or pencil is blunt; a lecture is boring; dull can be used for both, but blunt is more precise for edges.
चाकू या पेंसिल 'blunt' होती है; व्याख्यान 'boring' होता है; 'dull' दोनों के लिए चलता है, पर धार के लिए 'blunt' अधिक सटीक है।
- The blunt knife could not cut the rope.
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dull + noun
painsoundknifecolourroutine
- He felt a dull ache in his knee.
adverb + dull
ratherterriblyincrediblyprettyextremely
- The lecture was incredibly dull.
verb + dull
becomegrowlookfeelsound
- The blade grew dull with use.
dull + noun (weather and light)
dayskylightglowmorningafternoon
- It was a dull afternoon with low clouds.
“More examples 5
- The speech was long and dull.
भाषण लंबा और नीरस था।
- A dull knife is dangerous to use.
कुंद चाकू चलाना खतरनाक होता है।
- All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
केवल काम और कोई खेल नहीं, जैक को नीरस लड़का बना देता है।
- Radhika is not dull; she only needs more time.
राधिका मंदबुद्धि नहीं है; उसे केवल अधिक समय चाहिए।
- A dull sound came from the drum.
ढोल से धीमी, भोथरी आवाज़ आई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The class was very boring and dull both.
✓ The class was both boring and dull.
Both must come before the first item in a pair, not after the second as in Hindi 'dono'.
'Both' जोड़े के पहले शब्द से पहले आता है, हिंदी के 'दोनों' की तरह दूसरे शब्द के बाद नहीं।
✗ He is dull in Maths.
✓ He is weak in Maths.
In exam answers, weak in is the polite phrase for a subject; dull may sound like a comment on intelligence.
परीक्षा के उत्तरों में विषय के लिए 'weak in' विनम्र प्रयोग है; 'dull' बुद्धि पर टिप्पणी जैसा लग सकता है।
✗ The colour is dullness.
✓ The colour is dull.
A noun cannot describe a colour after is; the adjective dull is needed and not the noun dullness.
Is के बाद noun रंग का वर्णन नहीं कर सकता; यहाँ noun 'dullness' नहीं, adjective 'dull' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Dull, boring and tedious all describe lack of interest.
Dull, boring और tedious रुचि की कमी का वर्णन करते हैं।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.'
इससे जुड़ा proverb 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' है।