vanilla
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3.8
- adjective
- /vəˈnɪlə/
- Informal
- His outfit was quite vanilla, consisting of just a simple white shirt and black trousers.
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Examples
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She prefers a vanilla style of cooking, sticking to traditional recipes without any unusual ingredients.
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It sounds much more exciting than, than vanilla or plain options.
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This is just plain vanilla Mer length.
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The presentation was very vanilla, lacking any creative ideas or excitement.
Synonyms
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1.0
Plain and without decoration
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1.0
Simple and not decorated or flavored
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2.7
Simple and plain without anything special or expensive
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4.2
Very simple, with only the basic parts that are needed
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3.8
Simple and basic without extra services or decoration
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6.1
Being very simple and having only the basic parts
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5.8
Plain and simple in appearance without extra decoration
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3.4
Plain and simple, not expensive or decorated
Not having a strong style or special features and seeming bland
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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2.3
A liquid made by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol to add flavor to food and drinks
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3.7
People mix alcohol and vanilla beans at home to add flavor to recipes
How Plain
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1.3
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2.8
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3.5
- Informal
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3.8
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1.0
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vanilla (used to mean 'plain' or 'ordinary') comes from plain vanilla ice cream being the most basic, everyday flavor, so it became a way to say something is simple or without extras. A helpful way to remember this is to think of plain vanilla as the default, or basic, choice.