insipid
17
7.3
- adjective
- /ɪnˈsɪpɪd/
:
insípido
- The soup was so insipid that I had to add a lot of seasoning to make it taste better.
- rather insipid
But I do like the style of the bag, I feel like maybe it looks a little bit insipid next to the dress.
- But I do like the style of the bag, I feel like maybe it looks a little bit insipid next to the dress.
Examples
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Her presentation was insipid, lacking any engaging visuals or interesting facts.
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Critics exist who separate the inspired from the insipid among video games, just as you do with film.
Blog text (17) -
But I do like the style of the bag, I feel like maybe it looks a little bit insipid next to the dress.
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I think these papers are insipid.
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Who would be willing to pull into a parking lot for a bar with such an insipid logo?
Fiction book (1997) -
The alarm clock's little ring brought me back to my insipid daily reality.
Fiction book (1991) -
The figure was handsome in an insipid sort of way, with large, well-formed features and big blue eyes.
Fiction book (1991) -
I recognize the narrow, insipid face of Buford.
Fiction book (2001) -
Then the men begin to think that the women are not so ugly, vulgar, and insipid; and the women drop their monosyllables.
Academic text (2016) -
If one enters Saint-Sulpice, there is nothing more insipid than that naked barrel vault.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
297
4.4
Not lively and often weak in taste or sound
30
6.1
Dull and showing little energy
23
2.0
Food that has a very weak taste and little or no strong flavor
23
6.2
Not showing new ideas or creative thinking
20
1.4
Not exciting and likely to make people bored
14
4.0
Not having new or interesting ideas
11
2.6
Having little or no flavor when you eat it
9
3.9
Not very good or likely to attract attention
8
7.9
Ordinary and dull without imagination or excitement
7
3.5
Not interesting or exciting
4
3.5
Food that has little or no taste and seems bland
4
4.8
Not looking, smelling, or tasting good so you do not want to eat it
3
3.2
Not interesting or exciting
1
5.3
Not showing excitement or interest
1
9.9
A boring idea or story that has little real meaning
Having very little taste
Food or a dish that is not pleasant to eat because it has little taste
Food or drink that has little taste
Not bright in color and not very interesting
Not causing strong feelings or interest
Feeling too tired to be active or interested
To seem a little boring and not exciting
Not made more interesting or exciting
Antonyms
How Interesting
Surface Forms
Morphology
insipid = sipid (opaque) = in + sipid
'Sipid' is not a recognizable English word, so the base is not accessible to learners.
Etymology
The word insipid comes from the Latin parts in- 'not' and sapidus 'tasty', from a verb meaning 'to taste'. So something insipid literally has 'no taste', which is why we use it for food that is bland and for speech or ideas that are dull.