bland

Definition of Bland in English :

Adjective

1. bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid

lacking taste or flavor or tang

Example Sentences:
'a bland diet'
'insipid hospital food'
'flavorless supermarket tomatoes'
'vapid beer'
'vapid tea'

2. bland, flat

lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting

Example Sentences:
'a bland little drama'
'a flat joke'

flat

3. bland, politic, smooth, suave

smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

Example Sentences:
'he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage'
'the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bland

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adjective

1.

devoid of any distinctive or stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; dull

bland food

2.

gentle and agreeable; suave

3.

(of the weather) mild and soothing

4.

unemotional or unmoved

a bland account of atrocities

Bland

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adjective

1.

pleasantly smooth in manner; suave

2.

mild and soothing; not sharp, harsh, etc.

bland medicine

3.

tasteless, insipid, dull, etc.

Bland

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adj. bland·er, bland·est

1. Characterized by a moderate, unperturbed, or tranquil quality, especially:

a. Pleasant in manner; smooth: a bland smile.

b. Not irritating or stimulating; soothing: a bland diet.

c. Exhibiting no personal worry, embarrassment, or concern: told a series of bland lies.

2.

a. Dull and insipid: a bland little drama.

b. Having little or no distinctive flavor: bland cooking.

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