bland

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Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating

a bland diet.

Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave

Where didst thou find, young Bard, thy sounding lyre? / Where the bland accent, and the tender tone?.

Lacking in taste or vigor

the judge found the defense's case to be bland.

If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting. Serle has a blander personality than Howard a bland, 12-storey office block. + blandness bland·ness the blandness of television
Food that is bland has very little flavour. It tasted bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard
{s} pleasant, gentle, kind; superficial; apathetic; boring
{a} courteous, soft, mild, gentle, kind
Mild; dull; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave
lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated stomach"
The absence of desirable flavors; a very low level of flavor
Lacking coffee flavor and characteristics A primary coffee taste sensation created as the sugars in the coffee combine with the salts to reduce the overall saltiness of the coffee Found most often in washed arabica coffees grown at elevations below 2,000 feet, such as a Guatemalan Bland coffees range from soft to neutral
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"
Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet
lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea
lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated stomach" lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea
Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant
lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
The pale flavor often found in low grown robusta coffees Also caused by under extraction (too little coffee or too coarse a grind)
bland diet
a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis
bland diet
a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis"
blandness
The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland
blander
comparative of bland
blandest
superlative of bland
blandly
In a bland manner
blandly
in a bland manner; "his blandly incompetent attempts"
blandly
If you do something blandly, you do it in a calm and quiet way. `It's not important,' he said blandly The nurse smiled blandly
blandly
In a bland manner; mildly; suavely
blandly
in a bland manner; "his blandly incompetent attempts
blandly
mildly, benignly; in a nondescript manner, in a boring manner
blandness
the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge"
blandness
smooth and gracious in manner
blandness
The characteristic of being bland
blandness
{i} mildness, agreeableness; nondescriptiveness, dullness
blandness
the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge" lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
blandness
The state or quality of being bland
blandness
lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
bland
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