vanilla
(vənɪlə )
1. uncountable noun [usually NOUN noun]
Vanilla is a flavouring used in ice cream and other sweet food.
I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.
...vanilla essence.
2. adjective
If you describe a person or thing as vanilla, you mean that they are ordinary, with no special or extra features.
...just plain vanilla couples like me and Tony.
The tensions of the Nixon presidency were replaced by the plain vanilla administration of a friendly, middle-aged, middle-class man from the Middle West.
Synonyms: ordinary, standard, regular, common
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Translations:
Chinese: 香草
Japanese: バニラ
- light dawns
- light dawns on sb
- light dessert
- light dish
- lighted candle
- light emanates
- lighten
- lighten sb's burden
- lighten the atmosphere
- lighten the load
- lighten the mood
- lighten the workload
- lighten up
- lighter
- light exposure
- light fabric
- light-fingered
- light fixture
- light flavour
- light flickers
- light floods
- light fragrance
- light frame
- light frost
- light hair