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dull vs flat

flat vs dull

dull is not a noun while flat is a noun.

dull and flat both are adjectives.

dull is a verb but flat is not a verb.

dull is not an adverb while flat is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dull No Yes Yes No
flat Yes Yes No Yes
dull (noun) flat (noun)
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
a deflated pneumatic tire
freight car without permanent sides or roof
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
a level tract of land
dull (adjective) flat (adjective)
not having a sharp edge or point (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
emitting or reflecting very little light lacking contrast or shading between tones
lacking in liveliness or animation not reflecting light; not glossy
not keenly felt having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
darkened with overcast horizontally level
(of business) not active or brisk commercially inactive
blunted in responsiveness or sensibility lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
being or made softer or less loud or clear having lost effervescence
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft lacking taste or flavor or tang
(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
not modified or restricted by reservations
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
dull (verb) flat (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) flat (adverb)
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
with flat sails
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