单词 | bland |
释义 | bland —blandly, adv. —blandness, n. /bland/, adj., blander, blandest. 1. pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner. 2. soothing or balmy, as air: a bland southern breeze. 3. nonirritating, as food or medicines: a bland diet. 4. not highly flavored; mild; tasteless: a bland sauce. 5. lacking in special interest, liveliness, individuality, etc.; insipid; dull: a bland young man; a bland situation comedy. 6. unemotional, indifferent, or casual: his bland acknowledgment of guilt. [1590-1600; < L blandus of a smooth tongue, pleasant, soothing] Syn. 1. affable, mild, amiable; suave, urbane. 2, 3. soft, mild. Ant. 1. cruel; boorish. 2. harsh. 3. irritating. |
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