Difference between Inactive and Dull

INACTIVE vs DULL: 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.

INACTIVE vs DULL: ADJECTIVE

(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
Not exerting influence or change
(military) not involved in military operations
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
Relatively inert
Not functioning or operating; broken down
Not active, temporarily or permanently
Lacking biological or biochemical activity; not causing a specific biological or biochemical effect; -- said of substances such as enzymes which have lost their catalytic power, or of small molecules which are tested for some type of biological activity and found to lack that activity.
Not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically inactive; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active.
Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle.
Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert.
Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
Marked by the absence or lessening of disease activity.
Not readily participating in chemical reactions; inert.
Retired from duty or service.
Not being in continuous use or operation.
Not functioning or operating; out of use.
Not active or tending to be active.
Temporarily inactive
Of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive
Of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive
Lacking in energy or will
Not active or exerting influence
Not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
Lacking activity; lying idle or unused
Not engaged in full-time work
Not active physically or mentally
Not participating in a chemical reaction
Not engaged in military action
Not in physical motion

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

INACTIVE vs DULL: 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

INACTIVE vs DULL: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To become dull or stupid.

INACTIVE vs DULL: 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.

INACTIVE vs DULL: OTHER WORD TYPES

Lying idle or unused
Lacking activity
Or progressing slowly
(pathology) not progressing or increasing
Chemically inert
(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
Marked by inaction or sluggishness; destitute of activity: as, an inactive existence; the inactive stage of insect life (that is, the period of metamorphosis, generally passed in concealment). Synonyms Inert, Lazy, etc. (see idle), passive, supine.
Not active or acting.
In chem., causing no rotation in the plane of polarized light.

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.

INACTIVE vs DULL: RELATED WORDS

Nonoperational, Retired, Motionless, Hypoactive, Underactive, Unreactive, Quiescent, Sedentary, Unused, Inert, Idle, Suspended, Reserve, Dormant, Dormant

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

INACTIVE vs DULL: DESCRIBE WORDS

Nonoperational, Retired, Motionless, Hypoactive, Underactive, Unreactive, Quiescent, Sedentary, Unused, Inert, Idle, Suspended, Reserve, Dormant, Dormant

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

INACTIVE vs DULL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Education hours completed when a license has expired or is inactive can be used to reinstate an inactive license.
Thermometer Inactive Generates an alert if a thermometer becomes inactive.
Active t o Inactive, Inactive to Active, and can be disciplined which will change the license status.
Similar patterns are noticeable with multiple inputs and the drops across inactive stages can be approximated for each inactive stage.
Separating the inactive and retired classifications in Iowa would facilitate tracking inactive attorneys through annual reports.
Inactive Institutions If an institution is inactive, you should be able to obtain a transcript.
Inactive licenses must be renewed biennially; Continuing education is not required to renew as inactive.
Refer to Removing inactive records for information about deleting inactive employee cards.
If all sockets are inactive, the TSC is considered to be inactive.
To mark a payment method inactive, select the Inactive check box.

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.

INACTIVE vs DULL: QUESTIONS

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What does the Bible say about dull clouds in dreams?
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What does dull percussion sound like in a pleurisy?
When is dull a more appropriate choice than stupid?
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INACTIVE AND DULL

INACTIVE vs DULL: NOUN

INACTIVE vs DULL: ADJECTIVE

INACTIVE vs DULL: VERB

INACTIVE vs DULL: INTRANSITIVE VERB

INACTIVE vs DULL: TRANSITIVE VERB

INACTIVE vs DULL: OTHER WORD TYPES

INACTIVE vs DULL: RELATED WORDS

INACTIVE vs DULL: DESCRIBE WORDS

INACTIVE vs DULL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

INACTIVE vs DULL: QUESTIONS