Difference between Dull and Soft

DULL vs SOFT: NOUN

A noose of string or wire used to snare fish; usually, a noose of bright copper wire attached by a short string to a stout pole.

Plural Rags of loosely woven or knitted goods, such as flannel, hosiery, etc.

DULL vs SOFT: ADJECTIVE

Not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding.
Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster.
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; ; hence, cloudy; overcast.
Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert.
Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim
Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
Insensible; unfeeling.
Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
Dispirited; depressed.
Lacking responsiveness or alertness; insensitive.
Intellectually weak or obtuse; stupid.
Not clear or resonant.
Cloudy or overcast.
Not bright, vivid, or shiny.
Not intensely or keenly felt.
Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt.
Not brisk or rapid; sluggish.
Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring.
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Lacking in liveliness or animation
Not keenly felt
Not having a sharp edge or point
Darkened with overcast
(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
Emitting or reflecting very little light
(of business) not active or brisk
Blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
Not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
Being or made softer or less loud or clear

Unprotected against or vulnerable to attack.
Palatalized, as certain consonants in Slavic languages.
Voiced and weakly articulated.
Sibilant rather than guttural, as c in certain and g in gem.
Having a low or lower power of penetration.
Nonaddictive or mildly addictive. Used of certain drugs.
Nonalcoholic.
Having low dissolved mineral content.
Of or relating to a paper currency as distinct from a hard currency backed by gold.
Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle less acute than other possible routes.
Softcore.
Using or based on data that is not readily quantifiable or amenable to experimental verification or refutation.
Informal and entertaining without confronting difficult issues or hard facts.
Scored on a shot that the goalie should have blocked.
Gradually declining in trend; not firm.
Based on conciliation or compromise.
Not demanding or difficult; easy.
Simple-minded or foolish.
Lacking strength of character; weak.
Not stern; lenient.
Attracted or emotionally involved.
Tender or affectionate.
Mild; balmy.
Not sharply drawn or delineated.
Not brilliant or glaring; subdued.
Not loud, harsh, or irritating.
Smooth or fine to the touch.
Out of condition; flabby.
Not tense and therefore capable of absorbing the impact of a ball or puck and of catching, receiving, or controlling it.
Easily molded, cut, or worked.
Yielding readily to pressure or weight.
Tolerant or lenient
Having little impact
Used of beverages; not containing alcohol
Not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
Easily hurt
Used chiefly as a direction or description in music
Of speech sounds; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
Metaphorically soft
Lacking in hardness relatively or comparatively
Of sound; relatively low in volume

DULL vs SOFT: VERB

To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
To soften, moderate or blunt.
To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
Make numb or insensitive
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Become less interesting or attractive
Make dull or blunt
Make dull in appearance
Become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
Make less lively or vigorous

DULL vs SOFT: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To become dull or stupid.

DULL vs SOFT: TRANSITIVE VERB

To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.

DULL vs SOFT: ADVERB

In a soft manner; gently.
In a relaxed manner; or without hardship

DULL vs SOFT: OTHER WORD TYPES

Not clear and resonant
Lacking intellectual acuity
Slow to learn or understand
Highly diluted
(of color) very low in saturation
Lose shine or brightness
Not keenly felt; not intense: as, a dull pain.
Not sharp or acute; obtuse; blunt: as, a dull sword; a dull needle.
Not bright or clear; not vivid; dim; obscure: as, a dull fire or light; a dull red color; the mirror gives a dull reflection.
Gross; inanimate; insensible.
Not pleasing or enlivening; not exhilarating; causing dullness or ennui; depressing; cheerless: as, dull weather; a dull prospect.
Sad; melancholy; depressed; dismal.
Wanting sensibility or keenness; not quick in perception: as, dull of hearing; dull of seeing.
Heavy; sluggish; drowsy; inanimate; slow in thought, expression, or action: as, a surfeit leaves one dull; a dull thinker; a dull sermon; a dull stream; trade is dull.
Stupid; foolish; doltish; blockish; slow of understanding: as, a lad of dull intellect.
To become deadened in color; lose brightness.
To become calm; moderate: as, the wind dulled, or dulled down, about twelve o'clock.
To become dull or blunt; become stupid.
To make less keenly felt; moderate the intensity of: as, to dull pain.
To make less sharp or acute; render blunt or obtuse: as, to dull a knife or a needle.
To render dim; sully; tarnish or cloud: as, the breath dulls a mirror.
To make dull, stupid, heavy, insensible, etc.; lessen the vigor, activity, or sensitiveness of; render inanimate; damp: as, to dull the wits; to dull the senses.
To fish with a dull: as, to dull for trout.
(transitive; intransitive verb) To make or become dull.

(`soft' is nonstandard)
Or without hardship
In a relaxed manner
Not burdensome or demanding
Not strong or robust
Out of condition
Not harsh or stern or severe
Soft and mild
Produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate
(of speech sounds)
Conciliatory
Compassionate and kind
Not brilliant or glaring
Mild and pleasant
Willing to negotiate and compromise
Out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
Soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
Not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
Produced with vibration of the vocal cords
Compassionate and kind; conciliatory
(of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
Nearly free from lime or magnesia salts, and therefore forming a lather with soap without leaving a curd-like deposit: said of water.
Bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic: said of coal.
Not harsh or offensive to the sight; mild to the eye; not strong or glaring; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast: as, soft colors; the soft coloring of a picture.
Smooth; flowing; not rough or vehement; not harsh; gentle or melodious to the ear: as, a soft sound; soft accents; soft whispers.
Mild and agreeable; gentle; genial; kindly.
Affecting the senses in a mild, smooth, bland, delicate, or agreeable manner.
Yielding readily to pressure; easily penetrated; impressible; yielding: opposed to hard: as, a soft bed; a soft apple; soft earth; soft wood; a soft mineral; easily susceptible of change of form; hence, easily worked; malleable: as, soft iron; lead is softer than gold.
Softly; gently; quietly.
In archery, smooth and even in flexure and recoil: said of a bow.
Go softly! hold! stop! not so fast!
To soften; make soft.

DULL vs SOFT: RELATED WORDS

Damp, Muted, Dim, Lusterless, Lackluster, Wearisome, Tiresome, Leaden, Tedious, Humdrum, Uninteresting, Drab, Monotonous, Dreary, Boring

Muted, Downy, Cushioned, Gentle, Fleecy, Squashy, Velvety, Fluffy, Mushy, Spongy, Softening, Softened, Cushiony, Weak, Squishy

DULL vs SOFT: DESCRIBE WORDS

Damp, Muted, Dim, Lusterless, Lackluster, Wearisome, Tiresome, Leaden, Tedious, Humdrum, Uninteresting, Drab, Monotonous, Dreary, Boring

Muted, Downy, Cushioned, Gentle, Fleecy, Squashy, Velvety, Fluffy, Mushy, Spongy, Softening, Softened, Cushiony, Weak, Squishy

DULL vs SOFT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

It may be dull or nearly glassy looking.
Visceral pain is typically vague, dull, and nauseating.
The scrolls are merely records of dull transactions.
Always remove unwanted hairs in dull lighting only.
Australian caviar that replenishes tired and dull complexions.
My dear father, only people who look dull ever get into the House of Commons, and only people who are dull ever succeed there.
For example, we can freely rearrange order of adjectives examples sentences a dull, dark, and depressing day: a depressing, dark, dull day.
These are not questions of mere dull common sense; it is only dull absence of common sense which will think them so.
Zinc puts a very fine layer on, what goes in dull comes out dull.
However it is dull, I mean real dull.

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DULL vs SOFT: QUESTIONS

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DULL AND SOFT

DULL vs SOFT: NOUN

DULL vs SOFT: ADJECTIVE

DULL vs SOFT: VERB

DULL vs SOFT: INTRANSITIVE VERB

DULL vs SOFT: TRANSITIVE VERB

DULL vs SOFT: ADVERB

DULL vs SOFT: OTHER WORD TYPES

DULL vs SOFT: RELATED WORDS

DULL vs SOFT: DESCRIBE WORDS

DULL vs SOFT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

DULL vs SOFT: QUESTIONS