is similar to
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
is similar to
lacking interest or significance or impact
"an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"
is similar to
inducing mental lethargy
"a narcotic speech"
is similar to
lacking wit or imagination
"a pedestrian movie plot"
is similar to
labored and dull
"a ponderous speech"
is similar to
(of a book) poorly written and not entertaining
see also
not exciting
"an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life"
is an attribute of
the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
"they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"