without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"
lack of sensibility; "there was a dullness in his heart"; "without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it."
a lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea"
the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"
a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare; "the softness of the morning sky"
a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing"
a state of declining financial condition; "orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness"; "he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy"