bland
adjective /blænd/ usually disapprovingDefinition
C2 not having a strong taste or character or not showing any interest or energy: I find chicken a little bland. Pop music these days is so bland.Flavours and tastesTedious and uninspiringNot pleasant to eat or drink blandly /ˈblænd.li/ adverb Tedious and uninspiring blandness /ˈblænd.nəs/ noun [U] Flavours and tastesBoredom, tedium and boring things
(Definition of bland adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anonymous adjective
- banal adjective
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- boring adjective
- buttoned-down adjective
- colourless adjective (BORING)
- desiccated adjective
- earthbound adjective
- leaden adjective (WITHOUT ENERGY)
- middle-aged adjective
- mind-numbing adjective
- monochrome adjective (BORING)
- monotonous adjective
- mouldy adjective (BAD)
- pallid adjective
- staid adjective
- stale adjective
- stodgy adjective (BORING)
- tedious adjective
- threadbare adjective (WEAK)
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Tedious and uninspiring
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