Bland
11bland — [adj1] tasteless; undistinctive banal, blah*, boring, dull, dull as dishwater*, flat, flavorless, ho hum*, humdrum, insipid, milkand water*, monotonous, nerdy*, nothing, pabulum*, sapless*, tame, tedious, unexciting, uninspiring, uninteresting,… …
12bland — (adj.) 1660s, from It. blando delicate, or O.Fr. bland flattering, complimentary, both from L. blandus smooth talking, flattering, alluring, perhaps from PIE *mlad , nasalized variant of *meld , extended form of root *mel (see MELT (Cf. melt)).… …
13Bland — /bland/, n. James A(llen), 1854 1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer. * * * …
14bland — (bland) [L. blandus] mild or soothing …
15bland — <aus lat. blandus »mild, freundlich«>: 1. mild, reizlos (z. B. von einer Diät). 2. a) ruhig verlaufend; b) nicht auf Ansteckung beruhend (von Krankheiten; Med.) …
16bland — adj 1 smooth, *suave, urbane, diplomatic, politic Analogous words: benign, benignant, *kind, kindly: *amiable, complaisant, obliging, good natured: slick, unctuous (see FULSOME) Antonyms: brusque Contrasted words: * …
17bland- — *bland germ.: Quelle: Personenname; Sonstiges: Reichert, Lexikon der altgermanischen Namen 2, 1990, 482 (Blandrici) …
18bland — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting. 2) (of food or drink) lacking flavour or seasoning. DERIVATIVES blandly adverb blandness noun. ORIGIN Latin blandus soft, smooth …
19bland — 01. Tofu has a fairly [bland] taste, but it s not bad when mixed into a vegetable sauté. 02. Jack is a [bland] sort of person who doesn t seem to have an opinion about anything in particular. 03. She works in a very [bland], 2 story office… …
20bland — blandly, adv. blandness, n. /bland/, adj., blander, blandest. 1. pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner. 2. soothing or balmy, as air: a bland southern breeze. 3. nonirritating, as food or medicines: a bland diet. 4. not highly… …
