flauw

Meaning

1. boring, tasteless, uninspired
2. languid, weak
3. vague, hazy
4. tasteless, bland

Concepts

dull

stupid

weak

lame

insipid

bland

feebly

flat

hokey

inactive

inane

insipidly

languid

lukewarm

slow

tepid

trite

weakly

Laodicean

luke

piss-warm

blandly

corny

dim

dully

faint

Synonyms

simpel

stompzinnig

lauw

dom

onnozel

😇

smaakloos

slap

nep

smakeloos

stom

🔇

inhoudsloos

zinloos

zwak

ongezouten

ongeïnteresseerd

Etymology

Possibly through Middle Dutch vlau (“limp, weak”) from Old French flou; see further at French flou. If so, a doublet of Dutch flou.

Sentences

Ze hadden geen flauw idee welke richting ze uit moesten aan de tweesprong.

They had no idea which direction to take at the crossroads.