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dullness vs insensibility

insensibility vs dullness

dullness and insensibility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dullness Yes No No No
insensibility Yes No No No
As nouns, insensibility is a hypernym of dullness; that is, insensibility is a word with a broader meaning than dullness:
  • dullness: lack of sensibility
  • insensibility: devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
Other hypernyms of dullness include callosity, callousness, hardness, unfeelingness.
dullness (noun) insensibility (noun)
lack of sensibility devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
without sharpness or clearness of edge or point a lack of sensibility
the quality of lacking interestingness
a lack of visual brightness
the quality of being slow to understand
Difference between dullness and insensibility

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