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blandest |
Overview of adj bland The adj bland has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) bland -- (lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated stomach") 2. (1) bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid -- (lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea") 3. bland, flat -- (lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke") Antonyms of adj bland 3 senses of bland Sense 1 bland (vs. pungent) pungent (vs. bland) => acrid => alliaceous, garlicky => gingery, hot, peppery, spicy Sense 2 bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid INDIRECT (VIA tasteless) -> tasteful Sense 3 bland, flat INDIRECT (VIA unstimulating) -> stimulating Similarity of adj bland 3 senses of bland Sense 1 bland (vs. pungent) Sense 2 bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid => tasteless (vs. tasteful) Sense 3 bland, flat => unstimulating (vs. stimulating), unexciting Attributes of adj bland Familiarity of adj bland bland used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj bland bland Overview of adj bland The adj bland has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) bland -- (lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated stomach") 2. (1) bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid -- (lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea") 3. bland, flat -- (lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke")