[
  {
    "word": "dull",
    "phonetic": "/d\u0259l/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/d\u0259l/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/d\u028cl/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/dull-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=186376",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Years of misuse have dulled the tools."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He drinks to dull the pain."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A razor will dull with use."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "dullen"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "All these knives are dull."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Boring; not exciting or interesting.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Sluggish, listless.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Cloudy, overcast.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "It's a dull day."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Insensible; unfeeling.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Heavy; lifeless; inert.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Pressing on the bruise produces a dull pain."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a noise or sound) Not clear, muffled.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "lackluster",
          "matte"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "bright",
          "intelligent",
          "sharp"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dull"
    ]
  }
]