bland
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2.0
- adjective
- /blænd/
:
soso
- He described the movie as bland, lacking any excitement or compelling characters.
- bland diet
It was meat, vegetables and rice and it was bland just in salt.
- It was meat, vegetables and rice and it was bland just in salt.
- So my source of happiness comes with foods, even if they're bland.
- I love them a little bland.
- After the Tabasco, initially it was a bit bland.
- And then if you go to something less sweet, it can kind of taste bland at first.
- So the the point, whether following a recipe or not, you can have great food or bland food, you can have an edible food.
- So one of the biggest misconceptions that we have is that children need to eat bland food, and nothing could be further from the truth.
Examples
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The meals there are institutional: largely bland, unappealing, and prepared with only nutrition in mind.
Academic text (1991) -
Max had no appetite; the food all tasted bland to him.
Fiction book (2002) -
It's only been here for a couple of days, so yes, it looks very bland and sad in the pot.
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I knew from looking at the pages that it would be too bland and too bitter.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's a little bland, but you know, can I have some gravy as well?
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So one of the biggest misconceptions that we have is that children need to eat bland food, and nothing could be further from the truth.
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My mother, without a doubt, cooks the most bland food in the world.
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The meat was kind of chewy, the soup was bland, the vegetables were bland.
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The soup tasted so bland that I had to add spices to make it flavorful.
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Many children prefer their foods to be bland rather than too spicy or salty.
Synonyms
721
1.0
Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient
297
4.4
Not lively and often weak in taste or sound
182
1.3
Not interesting or lively
30
6.1
Dull and showing little energy
22
1.3
Not strong in taste, thin and watery
20
1.4
Not exciting and likely to make people bored
17
7.3
Having little taste and being boring
17
7.1
Not having special or interesting features so it does not stand out
14
4.0
Not having new or interesting ideas
11
2.6
Having little or no flavor when you eat it
7
3.5
Not interesting or exciting
4
3.9
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
1
3.4
Having a gentle, not strong taste
1
8.5
Plain and not interesting with no new ideas
Having very little taste
Food or drink that has little taste
Food or a dish that is not pleasant to eat because it has little taste
Not bright in color and not very interesting
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Etymology
Bland comes from the Latin word blandus, which meant 'mild' or 'pleasant'. Think of food that is 'mild' and never strong on the tongue, so a bland diet has no strong taste.