Dullness
Nouns
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dullness, heaviness, flatness
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infestivity etc. Dejection, stupidity etc. Imbecility. Folly
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want of originality
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dearth of ideas. prose, matter of fact
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heavy book
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platitude.
Verbs
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be dull etc. adj.
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prose, be caught napping. render dull etc. adj.
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damp, depress, throw cold water on, lay a wet blanket on
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fall flat upon the ear. no joke, serious matter (importance) Importance.
Adjectives
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dull, dull as ditch water
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unentertaining, uninteresting, flat, dry as dust
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unfunny, unlively, logy [U.S.]
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unimaginative
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insulse
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dry as dust
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prosy, prosing, prosaic
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matter of fact, commonplace, pedestrian, pointless
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weary stale flat and unprofitable" [Hamlet]. stupid, slow, flat, insipid, vapid, humdrum, monotonous
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melancholic etc. Dejection
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stolid etc. Imbecility. Folly
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plodding. boring, tiresome, tedious etc. Weariness.
Phrases
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davus sum non Aedipus
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deadly dull and boring, DDB.