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dull meaning in Sanskrit

शीत śīta

/dʌl/

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Northern England/dʊl/

dull in Sanskrit: शीत (śīta), स्थूल (sthūlá), अरस (arasá), कषाय (kaṣāya). In English, dull means lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.

Sanskrit words for dull

dull, apathetic, sluggish, indolent
शीत śīta
dull, stupid, ignorant
स्थूल sthūlá
dull, uninteresting
अरस arasá
a dull or yellowish red garment or robe in Buddhism, a kashaya
कषाय kaṣāya

English meaning of dull

  1. adjective Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
  2. adjective Boring; not exciting or interesting.
  3. adjective Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
  4. adjective Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.

Full definition of dull

dull in a sentence

  • All these knives are dull.
  • He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.
  • Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.

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Questions about dull in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of dull in Sanskrit?
Dull in Sanskrit is शीत (śīta), स्थूल (sthūlá), अरस (arasá), कषाय (kaṣāya).
dull इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Dull: शीत (śīta), स्थूल (sthūlá), अरस (arasá), कषाय (kaṣāya).
What does dull mean in English?
Dull means lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “dull”: अरस, कषाय, शीत, स्थूल. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dull (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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