Bland

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Characterized by a moderate, unperturbed, or tranquil quality, especially:
  • adj. Pleasant in manner; smooth: a bland smile.
  • adj. Not irritating or stimulating; soothing: a bland diet.
  • adj. Exhibiting no personal worry, embarrassment, or concern: told a series of bland lies.
  • adj. Dull and insipid: a bland little drama.
  • adj. Having little or no distinctive flavor: bland cooking.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To mix; blend; mingle.
  • v. To connect; associate.
  • n. Mixture; union.
  • n. An agreeable summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.
  • adj. Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.
  • adj. Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
  • adj. Lacking in taste or vigor.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave.
  • adj. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To mix; blend.
  • n. Mixture; union.
  • n. An agreeable summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland islands.
  • Mild; soft; gentle; balmy.
  • Affable; suave; soothing; kindly: as, “bland words,”
  • Mild; free from irritating qualities: said of certain medicines: as, bland oils.
  • Not stimulating: said of food.
  • To flatter; blandish.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking taste or flavor or tang
  • adj. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
  • adj. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
  • Equivalent
    Cross Reference
    smooth    plausible    absolute    empty    bare    confused    unadorned    in bland   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mild    soft    gentle    suave   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Grande    Hand    Land    Marchand    Rand    Sand    Strand    and    band    banned   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    placid    mild    courteous    pleasant    amiable    impassive    confident    indifferent    stolid    neutral