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   bland

   /bland/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting: "bland, mass-produced pop music" Similar uninterestingdullboringtediousmonotonousdrydrabdrearywearisomeunexcitingunimaginativeuninspiringuninspiredweakinsipidcolourlesslustrelesslacklustrevapidflatstaletritevacuousfeeblepallidwishy-washylimplametiredlifelesstorpidunanimatedzestlessspiritlesssterileanaemicbarrentamebloodlessantisepticmiddle-of-the-roadrun-of-the-millcommonplacemediocrenondescriptcharacterlessmundaneinoffensivehumdrumprosaicOpposite interestingstimulating
   • ▪ (of food or drink) unseasoned, mild-tasting, or insipid: "a bland and unadventurous vegetarian dish" Similar tastelessflavourlessinsipidmildsavourlessunflavouredweakthinwaterywatered-downspicelessunappetizinginformal:wishy-washyOpposite tangy
   • ▪ showing no strong emotion: "his expression was bland and unreadable" Similar temperatemildsoftcalmbalmysoothingbenignOpposite violentdestructive

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘gentle in manner’): from Latin blandus ‘soft, smooth’.

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