bland — lacking strong features or characteristics; uninteresting
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: lacking strong features or characteristics; uninteresting
Pronunciation (IPA): /blænd/
Example Sentences
- My roommate's cooking is so bland that even salt runs away from it.
- The hospital serves bland meals to help patients recover.
- His bland smile couldn't hide his disappointment.
bland
ADJECTIVE[/blænd/]
lacking strong features or characteristics; uninteresting
The soup tastes completely bland — no salt, no spice, nothing.
B(boring) + LAND(land) — discovering a completely empty, B(boring) LAND(land), the explorers faced a totally bland scenery.
Expecting a grand festival, the tourists were deeply disappointed by the incredibly bland street.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'blandus' meaning soft, smooth, or soothing. The word entered Middle English through Old French and Norman French influences.
Breakdown
bland (single morpheme from Latin blandus) - no productive prefix or suffix in English; the word itself is the base form meaning lacking distinctive flavor or character
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My roommate's cooking is so bland that even salt runs away from it.”
“The hospital serves bland meals to help patients recover.”
“His bland smile couldn't hide his disappointment.”
“The comedian's jokes were so bland that the audience started checking their phones.”
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