Dullness

Dullness
Dullness Dull"ness, n. The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness. [Written also {dulness}.] [1913 Webster]

And gentle dullness ever loves a joke. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


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