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bland
1[ bland ]
adjective
- pleasantly gentle or agreeable:
a bland, affable manner.
- soothing or balmy, as air:
a bland southern breeze.
Antonyms: harsh
- nonirritating, as food or medicines:
a bland diet.
Antonyms: irritating
- not highly flavored; mild; tasteless:
a bland sauce.
- lacking in special interest, liveliness, individuality, etc.; insipid; dull:
a bland young man; a bland situation comedy.
- unemotional, indifferent, or casual:
his bland acknowledgment of guilt.
Bland
2[ bland ]
noun
- James A(llen), 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
bland
/ blænd /
adjective
- devoid of any distinctive or stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; dull
bland food
- gentle and agreeable; suave
- (of the weather) mild and soothing
- unemotional or unmoved
a bland account of atrocities
Derived Forms
- ˈblandly, adverb
- ˈblandness, noun
Other Words From
- blandly adverb
- blandness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of bland1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bland1
Example Sentences
Bean fantasies of bland feminine beauty is truly astounding.
"Hearty" and "fondly" stand out to me, given how anodyne and bland these statements so often are.
The Times's Clive Davis awarded Barcelona two stars, saying Collins "struggles to bring her character to life", while City AM's Adam Bloodworth wrote that the actress "can’t save the bland two-hander", also giving the show two stars.
“You are seeing the guy. You are looking at their mannerisms. You’re seeing why you should date them and it’s actually more enriching than your typical bland answer on a dating profile. It makes you a lot more excited to reach out to the guy and just like say ‘Hey, I’m interested in you.’”
I noticed that the green hearing aids I went for were on back order, while the bland brigade of other offerings were all immediately available.
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