dull vs bright

dull and bright both are adjectives.

dull is a verb but bright is not a verb.

dull is not an adverb while bright is an adverb.

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

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

dull (verb)	bright (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

dull (adverb)	bright (adverb)
	with brightness

Difference between dull and bright

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