flavorlessness

8.1

A lack of taste in food or drink

noun
/ˈfleɪvərləsnəs/

: 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

insipidity

vsflavorlessness

1 9.6

Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull

emphasizes plain dullness rather than strict lack of taste

savorlessness

vsflavorlessness

9.9

Food or drink that has no taste

is the general word for the same complete lack of taste

tastelessness

vsflavorlessness

5.1

Food or drink that has no flavor

is the broader term for total absence of taste

insipidness

vsflavorlessness

8.2

Being dull and without strong taste or interest

focuses only on total taste absence rather than dullness

Antonyms

tastiness

1 1.2

How pleasant food or drink is to have

How Flavorful

deliciousness

7 2.0

flavorsomeness

6.7

tastiness

1 1.2

blandness

1 4.1

flavorlessness

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.