bright vs dull

bright and dull both are adjectives.

bright is not a verb while dull is a verb.

bright is an adverb but dull is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bright	No	Yes	No	Yes
dull	No	Yes	Yes	No

bright (adjective)	dull (adjective)
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts	not having a sharp edge or point
not made dim or less bright	emitting or reflecting very little light
likely to turn out well in the future	lacking in liveliness or animation
having strong or striking color	not keenly felt
splendid	darkened with overcast
characterized by happiness or gladness	(of business) not active or brisk
characterized by quickness and ease in learning	blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
having lots of light either natural or artificial	being or made softer or less loud or clear
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow	slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
clear and sharp and ringing	not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
	(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
	so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

bright (verb)	dull (verb)
	become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
	make less lively or vigorous
	become less interesting or attractive
	make dull in appearance
	make dull or blunt
	deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
	make numb or insensitive

bright (adverb)	dull (adverb)
with brightness

Difference between bright and dull

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