insipid

Meaning

  1. Unappetizingly flavorless.
  2. Flat; lacking character or definition.

Opposite of
savory, savorous, sapid
Synonyms

tasteless
20k
dull
B2
vapid
46k
bland
C2
flavorless
flavourless
flat
B1
lifeless
C2
savorless
uninteresting
33k
colourless
boring
B1
jejune
sapless
pallid
savourless
unpalatable
dry
B1
pale
B2
wan
C1
unsavoury
milk-and-water
unsavory
30k
colorless
44k
tame
C1
sour
C1
arid
29k
stale
C2
dehydrated
C2
characterless

be tasteless

vain
C1
empty
B1
washy
lacklustre
toothless
C2
unbecoming
28k
banal
25k
inanimate
30k
unexciting
wishy-washy
45k
grey
B2
gray
B2
garish
44k
fresh
B1
deficient
35k
deaf
B2
shallow
C1
feverish
21k
dead
A1
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Translations

insipido
fade
insipide
insípido
geschmacklos
insípido
fade
desabrido
schal
insípid
soso

senza sapore

άνοστος

smakeloos

ανούσιος

Frequency

38k
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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