insipidness

8.2

Being dull and without strong taste or interest

noun
/ɪnˈsɪpɪd.nəs/

: insipidez

The insipidness of the bland soup made it hard to enjoy the meal.

Examples

The insipidness of the movie left the audience feeling disappointed and uninterested.
Then again, I don't think you are even employed given the hours you spend on this site bombarding us with your insipidness.

Blog text (27)
With its candy box insipidness, this view of nature's comforts portends the death of writing brought about by a perfect world.

Academic text (1997)
Many people found the insipidness of the lecture boring and unengaging.

Synonyms

mediocrity

vsinsipidness

31 6.5

A state of being average and not special

is about bland, tasteless quality rather than mere averageness

monotony

vsinsipidness

14 5.5

A boring feeling when things are the same again and again

is about bland quality generally, not only repeated sameness

boringness

vsinsipidness

2 3.8

A state that makes you lose interest

is broader, also covering tastelessness and lack of spirit

blandness

vsinsipidness

1 4.1

A lack of strong taste in food

covers that bland quality plus lack of spirit or interest

dreariness

vsinsipidness

1 6.2

A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting

is less gloomy and more about blandness or tastelessness

vapidity

vsinsipidness

1 9.3

A lack of energy and interest in speech or writing

focuses more on blandness and lack of interest than liveliness

dullness

vsinsipidness

1 3.7

Something that is not interesting or exciting

adds the sense of blandness or weak flavor as well

insipidity

vsinsipidness

1 9.6

Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull

is the alternative noun form used for the same quality

vapidness

vsinsipidness

8.4

A feeling that something is dull and boring

casts the same idea as lacking taste or excitement

flavorlessness

vsinsipidness

8.1

A lack of taste in food or drink

extends beyond taste to include lack of spirit or interest

savorlessness

vsinsipidness

9.9

Food or drink that has no taste

adds a wider sense including dullness in mood or style

uninterestingness

vsinsipidness

8.3

A quality that makes people not want to pay attention

includes that failure plus a bland, flavorless quality

prosaicness

vsinsipidness

9.1

The quality of being ordinary and not exciting

adds the idea of bland taste or missing spirit

stodginess

vsinsipidness

8.4

A serious, old-fashioned style that feels boring

is milder, focusing on blandness rather than heaviness

tameness

vsinsipidness

5.8

The quality of being boring and unoriginal

leans more toward tastelessness and lack of spirit

tiresomeness

vsinsipidness

5.6

A boring feeling caused by something that lasts a long time

is shorter and about bland quality rather than time

tepidness

vsinsipidness

7.0

A weak feeling of interest or excitement

is less emotional and more about blandness or tastelessness

Antonyms

interest

∞ 1.0

A feeling of wanting to know more about something

vibrancy

7 4.6

A strong, lively energy and brightness in people, places, or things

spiciness

2 2.3

A strong hot taste that makes your mouth tingle

How Interesting

fascination

105 3.4

appeal

188 2.6

to interest

206 1.0

insipidness

8.2

ordinariness

3 4.1

dullness

1 3.7

Surface Forms

insipidness singular

insipidnesses plural

Morphology

insipidness = insipid (transparent) = insipid + ness

The noun is a regular formation meaning 'the quality of being insipid' from the adjective plus the suffix -ness.

Etymology

Insipidness comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and sapidus 'tasty'. So it literally means 'no taste' and is used for food, speech, or art that feels dull, bland, or boring.