(adj) lacking in liveliness or animation, Ant. lively, Example:he was so dull at parties; a dull political campaign; a large dull impassive man; dull days with nothing to do; how dull and dreary the world is; fell back into one of her dull moods

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dulcamara

n. [ NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet + amarus bitter. ] (Bot.) A plant (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet, n., 3 (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

Dulcamarin

n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the bittersweet (Solanum Dulcamara), as a yellow amorphous substance. It probably occasions the compound taste. See Bittersweet, 3(a). [ 1913 Webster ]

Dulce

v. t. To make sweet; to soothe. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Dulceness

n. Sweetness. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dulcet

a. [ OF. doucet, dim. of dous sweet, F. doux, L. dulcis; akin to Gr. &unr_; . Cf. Doucet. ] 1. Sweet to the taste; luscious. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She tempers dulcet creams. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their dainty lays and dulcet melody. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dulciana

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet. ] (Mus.) A sweet-toned stop of an organ. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dulcification

n. [ Cf. F. dulcification. ] The act of dulcifying or sweetening. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dulcified

a. Sweetened; mollified. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dulcified spirit or
Dulcified spirits, a compound of alcohol with mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of niter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dulcifluous

a. [ L. dulcis sweet + fluere to flow. ] Flowing sweetly. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Dulcify

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dulcified p. pr. & vb. n. Dulcifying. ] [ L. dulcis sweet + -fy: cf. F. dulcifier. ] 1. (Pharm.) To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please. [ 1913 Webster ]

As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of tobacco. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Duldsamkeit { f }; Nachsicht { f }

forbearance

Duldung { f }

toleration; tolerance

Duldung { f }

sufferance

Duldungsvollmacht { f }

agency by estoppel

dulden | duldend | duldet | duldete