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flat vs dull

dull vs flat

flat is a noun but dull is not a noun.

flat and dull both are adjectives.

flat is not a verb while dull is a verb.

flat is an adverb but dull is not an adverb.

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