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insipid
in·sip·id I0163600 (ĭn-sĭp′ĭd)adj.1. Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty: insipid soup.2. Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull. [French insipide, from Late Latin īnsipidus : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin sapidus, savory (from sapere, to taste; see sep- in Indo-European roots).] in′si·pid′i·ty (ĭn′sĭ-pĭd′ĭ-tē), in·sip′id·ness n.in·sip′id·ly adv.insipid (ɪnˈsɪpɪd) adj1. lacking spirit; boring2. lacking taste; unpalatable[C17: from Latin insipidus, from in-1 + sapidus full of flavour, sapid] ˌinsiˈpidity, inˈsipidness n inˈsipidly advin•sip•id (ɪnˈsɪp ɪd) adj. 1. without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality. 2. without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink; bland: a rather insipid soup. [1610–20; < Late Latin insipidus= Latin in- in-3 + -sipidus, comb. form of sapidus tasty; see sage1] in`si•pid′i•ty, in•sip′id•ness, n. in•sip′id•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | insipid - lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"flavorless, flavourless, savorless, savourless, vapid, bland, flattasteless - lacking flavor | | 2. | insipid - lacking interest or significance or impact; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"jejuneuninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip" |
insipidadjective1. tasteless, bland, flavourless, watered down, watery, wishy-washy (informal), unappetizing, savourless It tasted bland and insipid, like warm cardboard. tasteless tasty, savoury, pungent, fiery, palatable, piquant, appetizing2. bland, boring, dull, flat, dry, weak, stupid, limp, tame, pointless, tedious, stale, drab, banal, tiresome, lifeless, prosaic, trite, unimaginative, colourless, uninteresting, anaemic, wishy-washy (informal), ho-hum (informal), vapid, wearisome, characterless, spiritless, jejune, prosy On the surface she seemed meek, rather bland and insipid. They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw. bland interesting, exciting, stimulating, spirited, engaging, lively, colourful, provocativeinsipidadjective1. Lacking an appetizing flavor:bland, flat, flavorless, tasteless, unsavory.2. Lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality:bland, innocuous, jejune, namby-pamby, vapid, washy, waterish, watery.Informal: wishy-washy.TranslationsfadeinsipideinsipidoinsulsoscipitoflauwбезвкусныйбеззубыйпресныйINSIPID
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INSIPID➣Inadequate Sensitivity Improvement by Proton Indirect Detection |
insipid
Synonyms for insipidadj tastelessSynonyms- tasteless
- bland
- flavourless
- watered down
- watery
- wishy-washy
- unappetizing
- savourless
Antonyms- tasty
- savoury
- pungent
- fiery
- palatable
- piquant
- appetizing
adj blandSynonyms- bland
- boring
- dull
- flat
- dry
- weak
- stupid
- limp
- tame
- pointless
- tedious
- stale
- drab
- banal
- tiresome
- lifeless
- prosaic
- trite
- unimaginative
- colourless
- uninteresting
- anaemic
- wishy-washy
- ho-hum
- vapid
- wearisome
- characterless
- spiritless
- jejune
- prosy
Antonyms- interesting
- exciting
- stimulating
- spirited
- engaging
- lively
- colourful
- provocative
Synonyms for insipidadj lacking an appetizing flavorSynonyms- bland
- flat
- flavorless
- tasteless
- unsavory
adj lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originalitySynonyms- bland
- innocuous
- jejune
- namby-pamby
- vapid
- washy
- waterish
- watery
- wishy-washy
Synonyms for insipidadj lacking taste or flavor or tangSynonyms- flavorless
- flavourless
- savorless
- savourless
- vapid
- bland
- flat
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