"Gloomy" y "dull"

Question

Quisiera saber ¿cuál es la similitud entre esas 2 palabras: gloomy y dull?

Welcome to SpanishDict, Faramir. - rac1, Jun 30, 2017

Answer 1

The only real connection between the two words as far as I can think of is that that they both are descriptive of something muted or not sharp.

For example, gloomy days are overcast, not sunny gloomy faces are sad, not animated, lacking bright emotion

                  dull means not sharp or not exciting or not intelligent
                  dull pencils do not have sharp points
                  dull conversations are not interesting
                  dull people are not bright

But gloomy and dull are not interchangeable. Gloomy imparts more of a feeling of sadness, while dull imparts more of a feeling of boredom.

Answer 2

Un poco más contexto nos ayudaría. ¿Por qué haces esta pregunta? Para mi es como preguntar ¿Cuál es la similitud entre rápido y sano? La pregunta no tiene mucho sentido.

Answer 3

Well, taniel, in these examples, given by Echoline the words are pretty similar.

Hola faramir: bienvenida al foro

Para mí gloomy tiene más que ver con el carácter. gloomy es como una persona que está sin hablar, apesadumbrada....

Dull, también referente a una persona, sería aburrido.

I use it in relation to weather - dull no sun gloomy much darker/cloudier and often misty - Mardle, Jun 30, 2017