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
  • These are easy ways to spruce up otherwise bland statements.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The young actors are excellent, their bland surroundings coolly captured by Raphaël Vandenbussche’s easygoing camera.
    Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of bland
Adjective
  • The faux leather exterior is sleek and practical for this time of year, while the inside has a thin fleece lining to keep you warm.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • From pencil thin brows to cool-toned smokey eyes, all the cool girls are channeling that iconic vintage supermodel aesthetic.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of thin
Adjective
  • Particularly, with the juxtaposition of the tragedy of the fires makes the kind of vain posturing look more tasteless.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But more is at play in The Substance, which is also tasteless, silly, and — even at its grossest — easy to digest.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Dec. 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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Thesaurus Entries Near flavorless

flavorings

flavorless

flavors

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