bland

[ bland ]
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adjective,bland·er, bland·est.
  1. pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.

  2. soothing or balmy, as air: a bland southern breeze.

  1. nonirritating, as food or medicines: a bland diet.

  2. not highly flavored; mild; tasteless: a bland sauce.

  3. lacking in special interest, liveliness, individuality, etc.; insipid; dull: a bland young man; a bland situation comedy.

  4. unemotional, indifferent, or casual: his bland acknowledgment of guilt.

Origin of bland

1
First recorded in 1590–1600, bland is from the Latin word blandus of a smooth tongue, pleasant, soothing

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Other words from bland

  • blandly, adverb
  • blandness, noun

Other definitions for Bland (2 of 2)

Bland
[ bland ]

noun
  1. James A(llen), 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.

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British Dictionary definitions for bland

bland

/ (blænd) /


adjective
  1. devoid of any distinctive or stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; dull: bland food

  2. gentle and agreeable; suave

  1. (of the weather) mild and soothing

  2. unemotional or unmoved: a bland account of atrocities

Origin of bland

1
C15: from Latin blandus flattering

Derived forms of bland

  • blandly, adverb
  • blandness, noun

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