blindfold vs dull

blindfold

adj
  • Thoughtless; reckless. 

  • Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision 

noun
  • Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically). 

  • A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes. 

adv
  • With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision. 

verb
  • To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see. 

  • To obscure understanding or comprehension. 

dull

adj
  • Insensible; unfeeling. 

  • Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding. 

  • Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly. 

  • Sluggish, listless. 

  • Boring; not exciting or interesting. 

  • Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness. 

  • Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. 

  • Cloudy, overcast. 

  • Heavy; lifeless; inert. 

  • Not clear, muffled. 

verb
  • To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp. 

  • To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy. 

  • To lose a sharp edge; to become dull. 

  • To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. 

How often have the words blindfold and dull occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )