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bland::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid |
| Derivation | blandness |
a bland diet.
Examples of bland
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Earlier this year, he lambasted Paefgen for the marque's bland product offering.
From the businessweek.com
Fukui also plans to introduce a revamp of Honda's bland Civic compact next year.
From the businessweek.com
Everywhere else in the world it was a very non-bland platinum selling major hit.
From the guardian.co.uk
However both the lamb and the chicken pieces were a bit bland and disappointing.
From the haringeyindependent.co.uk
Early starts for more fringe meetings, one ear on Radio 4 in a bland hotel room.
From the economist.com
Bored with the same bland silver and white-colored cars dominating the highways?
From the washingtontimes.com
Both were fried in fresh-seeming oil but bland without added salt or condiments.
From the omaha.com
Characters show lots of jagged edges, and the environments look bland and faded.
From the businessweek.com
Stuff like that is more entertaining than the occasionally bland racing, anyway.
From the denverpost.com
- Lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
- Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"
- Politic: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
- (blandly) in a bland manner; "his blandly incompetent attempts"
- (blandness) the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge"
- (blandness) lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
- (blandness) suavity: the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
- Bland is a surname, and may refer to: *Alexander Bland, Wales international rugby player *Bill Bland, a British communist *Bobby Bland, American singer *Christopher Bland, British politician *Colin Bland, Rhodesian cricketer *Edward Bland, composer and musical director *Francis Bland, Australian ...
- Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave; Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating; Lacking in taste or vigor
