flavorless

adjective

Definition of flavorlessnext
as in bland
lacking in taste or flavor a flavorless fruitcake that must have been given as a gift many times over

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  1. bland
  2. thin
  3. tasteless
  4. insipid
Adjective
  • The answer is quite simple but hardly not satisfying: His players are bland.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • My only real complaint is that, apart from the weapons, the mecha looked like they were designed by a committee and were a bit bland.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of bland
Adjective
  • Conventional toy cars used thin, rigid steel axles and rubber tires.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Enoki mushrooms are long, thin, white mushrooms commonly used in east Asian cuisine.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of thin
Adjective
  • Setting aside the general question of how necessary this show is to begin with, nothing here comes across as particularly tasteless.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Who is Tony Hinchcliffe? Hinchcliffe, raised in Youngstown, Ohio, is a stand-up comedian who specializes in the roast style, in which comedians take the podium to needle a celebrity victim with personal and often tasteless jokes.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of tasteless
Adjective
  • At the far extreme, there is the insipid libertarianism of Ron Paul, the former Texas representative, who has claimed that Marine detachments guarding U.S. embassies count as examples of military overstretch.
    Bret Stephens, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2013
  • The blandly positive lyrics seemed even more insipid amid all the bedroom jams.
    Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman, 1 June 2024
Definition of insipid
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