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flavorlessness

flavorlessness

1 8.1
A lack of taste in food or drink
  • noun
  • /ˈfleɪvərləsnəs/
  • US
: insipidez
  • The flavorlessness of the soup disappointed everyone at the dinner table.

Examples

  • Some complain about the flavorlessness of certain health foods.

  • The soup was criticized for its flavorlessness.

  • After boiling the vegetables too long, they ended up with nothing but flavorlessness left.

  • I prefer dishes with bold flavors, not flavorlessness.

  • Some complain about the flavorlessness of certain health foods.

  • The flavorlessness of the soup disappointed everyone at the dinner table.

  • I prefer dishes with bold flavors, not flavorlessness.

Synonyms

blandness
vsflavorlessness
1 4.1

A lack of strong taste in food

highlights absolute absence of taste, not merely weak flavor
tastelessness
vsflavorlessness
1 5.1

Food or drink that has no flavor

is the broader term for total absence of taste
insipidity
vsflavorlessness
1 9.6

Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull

emphasizes plain dullness rather than strict lack of taste
insipidness
vsflavorlessness
1 8.2

Being dull and without strong taste or interest

focuses only on total taste absence rather than dullness
savorlessness
vsflavorlessness
  • US
9.9

Food or drink that has no taste

is the general word for the same complete lack of taste

Antonyms

1 1.2

How pleasant food or drink is to have

How Flavorful

tastiness
1 1.2
blandness
1 4.1
flavorlessness
  • US
1 8.1

Surface Forms

flavorlessness singular
flavourlessness singular

Morphology

flavorlessness = flavorless (transparent) = flavor + less + ness

Formed by 'flavor' + '-less' (without flavor) to make an adjective, then '-ness' to denote the state; the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word flavorlessness is made from flavor ('taste') plus the ending -less ('without') and -ness ('state' or 'quality'). So, flavorlessness means the state of being without taste, which is why we use it for food that has no flavor.