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dullness meaning in Sanskrit

कषाय kaṣāya

/ˈdʌl.nəs/

dullness in Sanskrit: कषाय (kaṣāya), जाड्य (jāḍya). In English, dullness means the quality of being slow of understanding things.

Sanskrit words for dullness

dullness, stupidity
कषाय kaṣāya, जाड्य jāḍya

English meaning of dullness

  1. noun The quality of being slow of understanding things.
  2. noun The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.
  3. noun Lack of interest or excitement.
  4. noun The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.

Full definition of dullness

dullness in a sentence

  • dullness of sight, or of hearing

Synonyms of dullness

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Questions about dullness in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of dullness in Sanskrit?
Dullness in Sanskrit is कषाय (kaṣāya), जाड्य (jāḍya).
dullness इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Dullness: कषाय (kaṣāya), जाड्य (jāḍya).
What does dullness mean in English?
Dullness means the quality of being slow of understanding things.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “dullness”: कषाय, जाड्य. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dullness (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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