bland

Adjective
Synonyms: flatflavorlessflavourlessinsipidsavorlesssavourlessvapidpoliticsmoothsuave

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. lacking taste or flavor or tang“a bland diet”“insipid hospital food”“flavorless supermarket tomatoes”“vapid beer”“vapid tea”Synonyms: flatflavorlessflavourlessinsipidsavorlesssavourlessvapid
  2. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting“a bland little drama”“a flat joke”Synonyms: flat
  3. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication“he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage”“the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error”Synonyms: politicsmoothsuave
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bland \Bland\, a. [L. blandus, of unknown origin.] [1913 Webster]

1.Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. "Exhilarating vapor bland." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2.Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet. [1913 Webster]

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