blandness

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blandness

  • /ˈblændˌnɪs/
  • /ˈblæːndˌnəs/ Australia
  • [ble̞ːnd̚.nəs] Australia

noun blandnesses

  1. countable, obsolete, uncountable Mildness, gentleness. These temporary apprehensions, so vague but so awful, derived a wondrous potency from the contrasting serenity of the weather, in which, beneath all its blue blandness, some thought there lurked a devilish charm, as for days and days we voyaged along, through seas so wearily, lonesomely mild, that a
  2. countable, uncountable Lack of taste or flavor.

    Similar: flavorlessness

  3. countable, uncountable Lack of interest or appeal. But generally, these summits have been real snoozers, producing statements of such vague blandness that they make G-20 resolutions read like Harry Potter page-turners.

    Similar: dullness, insipidness

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noun lack of taste or flavor

Españolinsipidez, sinsabor
Portuguêsinsipidez
Françaisinsipidité
Italianoinsipidezza

noun lack of interest or appeal

Españolinsipidez
Portuguêsinsipidez
Françaisinsipidité
Italianoinsipidezza

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@misc{blandness_2026,
  title = {blandness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blandness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}