"dullsville" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dullsvilles [plural]
Etymology: dull + -s- + -ville, evoking a fictional town. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dull|-s-|-ville}} dull + -s- + -ville Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} dullsville (usually uncountable, plural dullsvilles)
  1. A fictional or generic location that is boring or dull. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Fictional locations
    Sense id: en-dullsville-en-noun-TFc44OMA Disambiguation of Fictional locations: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -s-, English terms suffixed with -ville Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ville: 65 35
  2. A state or condition of boredom or disinterest. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-dullsville-en-noun-HZ0Ck34P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: remote place

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dullsville meaning in English (1.8kB)

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