blandness

noun

Definition of blandnessnext
as in dullness

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  1. monotony
  2. weakness
  3. sameness
Noun
  • Supporting United is supposed to be an entertaining escape from the monotony of day-to-day life, rather than something that adds to it.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The monotony of the treatment on Freeman’s ankle — hours of it, every day — does not guarantee that healing is happening.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of monotony
Noun
  • The biggest risks to the expansion are high inflation and global economic weakness, with a tie for third between the incoming administration’s fiscal policies and the size of the U.S. deficit.
    Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Altman’s OpenAI has different strengths and weaknesses.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakness
Noun
  • While some American chain stores rely on sameness to satisfy customers, Trader Joe’s has leaned in the other direction.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • There is a dreary sameness to so much of modern culture, rough edges smoothed into comfortable averages by the power of market research and algorithms.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of sameness
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