insipid

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insipid

/ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/ UK, US

Rhymes with -ɪpɪd

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From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).

adjective more insipid · most insipid

Unappetizingly flavorless. The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.
Similar: tasteless, bland, vapid, wearish · Opposite: savory, savorous, sapid, flavoury, gustable, saporific, saporous, tastable, tasteable
Flat; lacking character or definition. The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy.
Similar: boring, vacuous, dull, bland, vapid, characterless, colourless

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adj unappetizingly flavorless

Español	insípido
Português	insípido
Français	insipide
Deutsch	fade, lasch, abgestanden
Italiano	insipido
Ελληνικά	άνοστος ánostos, άγευστος ágefstos
Română	fără gust, insipid, fad, searbăd
Русский	безвку́сный bezvkúsnyj, пре́сный présnyj

adj flat; lacking character or definition

Español	insulso, soso
Português	insípido
Français	insipide
Deutsch	charakterlos, geschmacklos, stumpfsinnig, geistlos
Ελληνικά	ανούσιος anoúsios, άνοστος ánostos
Română	fără caracter, insipid, anost
Русский	ску́чный skúčnyj, неинтере́сный neinterésnyj, пло́ский plóskij

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@misc{insipid_2026,
  title = {insipid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/insipid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}