insipidness
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Noun (2)
- extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interestSynonyms: boringnessdrearinessinsipidityType of dullness
- lacking any distinctive or interesting taste propertySynonyms: blandnessinsipidityType of unappetizingness, unappetisingness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′si·pid′i·ty, In·sip′id·ness noun
Origin: Cf. F. insipidité.
The quality or state of being insipid; vapidity. “Dryden's lines shine strongly through the insipidity of Tate's.” Alexander Pope
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54