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tastelessness
[
teyst
-lis
]
taste·less
/
ˈteɪst
lɪs
/
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[
teyst
-lis
]
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adjective
1.
having no
taste
or flavor; insipid.
2.
dull; uninteresting.
3.
lacking in aesthetic quality or capacity; devoid of good
taste
:
a houseful of tasteless furnishings; a tasteless director of stale, dreary films.
4.
lacking in politeness, seemliness, tact, etc.; unmannerly; insensitive:
a tasteless remark.
5.
lacking the physical sense of
taste
.
Origin:
1585–95;
taste
+
-less
Related forms
taste·less·ly,
adverb
taste·less·ness,
noun
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tasteless
(ˈteɪstlɪs)
—
adj
1.
lacking in flavour; insipid
2.
lacking social or aesthetic taste
3.
rare
unable to taste
'tastelessly
—
adv
'tastelessness
—
n
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