blandness (noun)

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• blandness — bland ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting. 2) (of food or drink) lacking flavour or seasoning. DERIVATIVES blandly adverb blandness noun. ORIGIN Latin blandus soft, smooth …   English terms dictionary

• blandness — noun 1. the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern (Freq. 1) the blandness of his confession enraged the judge • Derivationally related forms: ↑bland • Hypernyms: ↑unemotionality, ↑emotionlessness 2. lacking any distinctive …   Useful english dictionary

• blandness — noun see bland …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• blandness — noun The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland …   Wiktionary

• blandness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A lack of excitement, liveliness, or interest: asepticism, colorlessness, drabness, dreariness, dryness, dullness, flatness, flavorlessness, insipidity, insipidness, jejuneness, lifelessness, sterileness, sterility …   English dictionary for students

• bland — adjective Etymology: Latin blandus Date: 1565 1. a. smooth and soothing in manner or quality < a bland smile > b. exhibiting no personal concern or embarrassment ; unperturbed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bland — adjective 1》 lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting.     ↘(of food or drink) lacking flavour or seasoning; insipid. 2》 showing no strong emotion. Derivatives blandly adverb blandness noun Origin ME (in the sense… …   English new terms dictionary

• bland — adjective 1 without any excitement, strong opinions, or special character: The principal made a few bland comments about the value of education. | Their music is pleasant enough, but a little bland. 2 food that is bland has very little taste: a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bland — UK [blænd] / US adjective Word forms bland : adjective bland comparative blander superlative blandest 1) not having a strong taste and therefore not very interesting to eat 2) not interesting, exciting, or original, and therefore boring She had… …   English dictionary

• bland — /blænd / (say bland) adjective 1. (of a person s manner) suave; deliberately agreeable or pleasant but often without real feeling. 2. soothing or balmy, as air. 3. mild, as food or medicines: *She spooned a mess, soft, sweet, and bland, into the… …  

• bland — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting. 2) (of food or drink) lacking flavour or seasoning. DERIVATIVES blandly adverb blandness noun. ORIGIN Latin blandus soft, smooth …   English terms dictionary