bland

Meaning

Adj

1. Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
2. Lacking in taste or flavor.
3. Lacking in vigor.
4. (figuratively) Lacking interest; boring; dull.
5. (archaic) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

Verb

1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To mix; blend; mingle.
2. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To connect; associate.

Noun

1. (UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable) Mixture; union.
2. (countable, uncountable) A summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.

Synonyms

insipid

mild

tasteless

gentle

flavorless

vapid

flavourless

suave

soft

smooth

flat

savorless

dull

without taste

savourless

commonplace

benign

placid

tender

politic

soothing

sweet

polite

uninteresting

compassionate

hueless

hackneyed

blunt

insinuating

graceful

colourless

pleasant

garish

colorless

blown

pedestrian

pale

clement

offensive

neutral

everyday

morose

moderate

pallid

cheesy

blanched

meek

dreary

lenient

lacklustre

Translations

fade

insipide

zacht

sanft

blando

insipido

mild

doux

ήπιος

höflich

poeslief

mild

insípido

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blænd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: blanden

Inherited from Old English: blandan

Cognate with Icelandic: blanda

Cognate with Norwegian: -

Cognate with Danish: blande

Cognate with Swedish: blanda

Inherited from Middle English: bland

Inherited from Old English: bland

In summary

Borrowed from Latin blandus (“pleasant, flattering”).