insipid
Meaning
- Unappetizingly flavorless.
- Flat; lacking character or definition.
Opposite of
savory, savorous, sapid
Synonyms
be tasteless
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/
Etymology
From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).
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