as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
some food critics have dismissed that chef's version of French cuisine as beige and boring
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Recent Examples of beige
The most recent iteration of the bag is re-colored in Fresh Mint (pale green) and String (soft beige) hues, and the offerings of The Lauren 1980 also go beyond its original pouch construction with chain straps and top handles.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
Reviewers say the beige color does show dirt — of course, planes are dirty!
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Light grays are making way for soft shades of beige, while dramatic black hues will be replaced with equally dramatic, yet slightly softer, chocolate brown tones.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024
Yves Salomon has also debuted its latest ski collection at Harrods, its exclusive partner in the U.K.
The collection features high-performance parkas, jackets, ski suits and trousers in brown, black, white and beige.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
Reviewers say the beige color does show dirt — of course, planes are dirty!
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Light grays are making way for soft shades of beige, while dramatic black hues will be replaced with equally dramatic, yet slightly softer, chocolate brown tones.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024
Yves Salomon has also debuted its latest ski collection at Harrods, its exclusive partner in the U.K.
The collection features high-performance parkas, jackets, ski suits and trousers in brown, black, white and beige.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beige
Adjective
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The entire family is outraged, but Peter insists that the film is slow, boring and essentially, overrated.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Brittany Mahomes is giving boring game-day outfits the boot!—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While the gaze in Freud’s painting is fairly neutral, the gaze in Paul’s painting is not.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Most countries were of a mind to try to stay neutral between the two powers and maintain good relations with both Washington and Beijing.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His name is more important than the nondescript products themselves.—
Eric Heavner,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
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This is the sort of movie where nondescript suits natter in gloomy rooms, and where a sapling-like beauty can inflict more damage than an M.M.A. fighter.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Dune: Part Two, another fantasy of third-world power struggle, is dull but dedicated to globalism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Beige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beige. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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