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dullness


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THE STATE OF BEING UNHAPPY AND UNINTERESTED


No one enjoys the dullness of household chores, but they must be done.

Synonyms and examples


boredom
There's nothing to do at the cabin - I might die of boredom.
tedium
Filming a televison show involves a fair bit of waiting and tedium behind the scenes.
tediousness
I can't imagine the tediousness of cataloguing every single piece of writing in the archive.
weariness
She listened to his complaining with a growing sense of weariness.
ennui
literary
His latest book was about suburban ennui and the middle-aged desire for something new.
dreariness
disapproving
She wanted to go to the big city and escape the dreariness of her rural, small-town life.
monotony
The day in, day out monotony of the work week was really getting to her.
drabness
disapproving
The drabness of her evening gown was an unfortunate distraction from her beautiful jewellery.
turgidity
formal
The article was an exercise in academic turgidity and was unreadable.
longueur
literary
The film was flawed by too many longueurs.
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See words related to dullness


boring
excruciating
deadly
informal
mind-numbing
meh
informal
blah
informal
monotonous
pedestrian
formaldisapproving
dry
disapproving
ponderous
formal mainly disapproving
turgid
formal
draggy
informal
one-dimensional
dull
humdrum
ho-hum
tedious
wearisome
formal
drab
disapproving
colourless
monochrome
UK
dreary
disapproving
grey
bored
bored stiff
informal
bored out of your mind
informal
be tired of
weary of
blasé
restless
apathetic
bore
disapproving
crashing bore
informal
snooze
informal
snoozefest
informal
a yawn
informal
a wet weekend
UK
drag
informal
drip
informaldisapproving
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If someone or something is boring, they are not interesting or exciting. If you are bored, you feel unhappy because nothing interesting is happening. Boredom is the state of being unhappy and uninterested in things. A bore is a person or thing that is not exciting or interesting.

dullness | American Thesaurus


dullness


These are words and phrases related to dullness. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of dullness.

TORPOR


Synonyms


torpor
sluggishness
slow movement
inertia
lethargy
laziness
languidness
listlessness
lassitude
indolence
languor
apathy
passiveness
sleepiness
drowsiness
somnolence
inactivity

Antonyms


energy
vigor
vim
pep
animation
liveliness
alertness
wide-awakeness

dullness


noun

LASSITUDE


Synonyms


lassitude
weariness
weakness
debility
sluggishness
fatigue
tiredness
exhaustion
lack of energy
enervation
lethargy
listlessness
inertia
feebleness
indolence
faintness
torpor
torpidity
drowsiness
languor
languidness
supineness
prostration
droopiness
apathy
indifference
ennui
doldrums
boredom
malaise

Antonyms


vigor
energy
strength
robustness
freshness
verve
spirit
vitality
get-up-and-go
Informal
push
Informal
vim
Informal
pep
Informal

MONOTONY


Synonyms


monotony
tedium
humdrum
monotonousness
ennui
boredom
predictability
flatness
sameness
dreariness
tediousness
rut
wearisomeness
redundancy
iteration
reiteration
prosaism

Antonyms


variety
innovation
excitement
diversity
stimulation
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