dullness#3 (n)

n04955633

type n
lex_filenum 07
def a lack of visual brightness
examples the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea
Outgoing links
Hypernym visual property
Derivationally related form dullness → dull; dullness → dull; dullness → dull
Antonym dullness → brightness
Hyponym dimness, subduedness; flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte
Incoming links
Derivationally related form dull → dullness; dull → dullness; dull → dullness
Hyponym visual property
Antonym brightness → dullness
Hypernym dimness, subduedness; flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte

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