Of colour, etc.: Dull, pale, wan, sombre. Obsolete exc. archaic.
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释义 | the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > dull (18) fadec1290 Of colour, etc.: Dull, pale, wan, sombre. Obsolete exc. archaic. wannish?a1412 Somewhat wan; somewhat pale, dull, lustreless, or livid. obscure1490 Esp. of colour: almost black; dark, sombre; (in later use) dim and dingy. Now rare. sada1539 Of colour: dark, deep. In later use esp.: not cheerful-looking; neutral, dull, sombre. dull1552 Of or in reference to physical qualities, as colour or luminosity, sound, taste: Not clear, bright, vivid, or intense; obscure, dim; indistinct… smoky1576 Qualifying names of colours. sober1603 Of colour, dress, etc.: Subdued in tone; not glaring, gay, or showy; neutral-tinted. dead1640 Without colour or brightness. Of colour, etc.: Without brightness, dull, lustreless. (See also dead colour, n.) dirty1665 Of colour: Tinged with what destroys purity or clearness; inclining to black, brown, or dark grey. invivid1669 Not vivid. dusty1676 Of colour, etc.: Having the appearance of being strewn with dust. Also adv. qualifying adjectives of colour. saddisha1678 Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as saddish-coloured, saddish-eyed, etc. austere1680 Of colour: muted, sombre. Obsolete. rare. worn-out1731 Of a colour: Dull; not bright or vivid. sombrous1792 Of colours or colouring. Also transferred. Cf. sombre, adj. 4. sombre1805 Of colours or colouring: Of a dark shade or tinge; dark, dull. toneless1833 Having no distinctive quality; (a) of sound: without modulation or expression; (b) of colour: dull. lacklustre1843 Wanting in lustre or brightness: originally of the eyes, countenance, etc., after Shakespeare. |
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