| dull | vt 1. deprive of brightness, (act.) menyuramkan; (pass.), (menjadi) /suram, sebam/: the colours of the painting have been ~ed by age, warna lukisan itu sebam dimakan zaman; 2. make less intense or less keen, (act.) mengurangkan; (pass.) menjadi kurang: she was given morphine to ~ the pain, dia diberi morfin utk mengurangkan rasa sakit; his grief was ~ed by the passage of time, rasa sedihnya menjadi kurang setelah masa berlalu; ~ the edge of o’s appetite, menumpulkan selera sso; 3. weaken, (act.) melemahkan; (pass.) menjadi lemah; (so’s mind, wits, etc) menumpulkan: eyes ~ed by age, penglihatan yg menjadi lemah akibat usia tua; five years in prison did not ~ his wits, lima tahun dlm penjara tdk menumpulkan akal budinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dull | vi (of colour) menjadi /suram, sebam/; (of light) menjadi /suram, buram/; (of eyes) menjadi buram; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dull | lembap, lembam: a ~ student, murid yg lembap; 9. sluggish, lembap, tdk cergas: business is ~ today, perniagaan lembap hari ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dull | 3. not bright, rather dark, (of colour) suram, sebam; (of light) suram, buram: the ~ yellow of old gold, warna kuning suram emas lama; there was a ~ glow in the night sky, terdapat cahaya suram di langit malam; 4. overcast, suram: the sky was ~ all day, langit suram sepanjang hari; 5. not clear, bengap, tdk jelas: there was a ~ thud as the bag of rice fell to the floor, kedengaran bunyi bengap apabila kampit beras itu jatuh ke lantai; ~ of hearing, lemah pendengaran; 6. blunt, tumpul, majal: the ~ edge of the knife, mata pisau yg tumpul; 7. (of pain, ache) not sharp, tdk mencucuk; 8. slow in understanding, learning, etc, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dull | adj 1. uninteresting, boring, membosankan: a ~ weekend, hujung minggu yg membosankan; the lecture was so ~ that many students fell asleep, kuliah itu begitu membosankan hingga ramai penuntut yg tertidur; a ~ film, filem yg membosankan; 2. not very lively, listless, mambar, tdk bersemangat: at first she was rather talkative, but after a few hours she became ~ and quiet, mula-mula dia agak ramah, tetapi setelah beberapa jam, dia menjadi mambar dan senyap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leaden | adj 1. heavy, dull, a. (of heart) pilu, sedih: with a ~ heart, dgn hati yg pilu; b. (of atmosphere, mood) muram, suram: the mood in the room was ~, suasana dlm bilik itu muram; 2. sluggish, spiritless, a. (of pace, step) berat: the prisoner’s ~ steps could be heard in the distance, bunyi langkah yg berat tawanan itu dapat didengar dr jauh; b. (of conversation, speech, etc) lembap: the discussion was rather ~ and not particularly interesting, perbincangan itu agak lembap dan tdk begitu menarik; 3. dull, dark, gelap: ~ skies and sea, langit dan laut yg gelap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leaden | adj 1. heavy, dull, a. (of heart) pilu, sedih: with a ~ heart, dgn hati yg pilu; b. (of atmosphere, mood) muram, suram: the mood in the room was ~, suasana dlm bilik itu muram; 2. sluggish, spiritless, a. (of pace, step) berat: the prisoner’s ~ steps could be heard in the distance, bunyi langkah yg berat tawanan itu dapat didengar dr jauh; b. (of conversation, speech, etc) lembap: the discussion was rather ~ and not particularly interesting, perbincangan itu agak lembap dan tdk begitu menarik; 3. dull, dark, gelap: ~ skies and sea, langit dan laut yg gelap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| uninspired | adj dull, unexciting, failing to arouse interest in other people, tdk /mendatangkan menimbulkan/ inspirasi: ~ writing, tulisan yg tdk mendatangkan inspirasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| seem | he may ~ dull to you, but I find him most entertaining, bagi kamu, dia mungkin nampak membosankan, tetapi bagi saya dia sangat menghiburkan; 2. (usu foll by infin) appear to the mind or understanding, nampaknya: the new man ~s to be doing the job well, petugas baru itu nampaknya menjalankan kerjanya dgn baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| workaday | adj ordinary and dull, biasa: dreams that fill our ~ lives with some excitement, impian yg mengisi hidup biasa kita dgn sedikit keseronokan: the ~ world in which we live, dunia biasa tempat kita tinggal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |