insipidness

  • 1Insipidness — Insipidity In si*pid i*ty, Insipidness In*sip id*ness, n. [Cf. F. insipidit[ e].] The quality or state of being insipid; vapidity. Dryden s lines shine strongly through the insipidity of Tate s. Pope. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2insipidness — noun A lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character; tastelessness; extreme blandness. As Jean Lurcat said, The art had died, killed by consumption, insipidness, lymphatism, and inversion …

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  • 3insipidness — insipid ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking flavour. 2) lacking vigour or interest. DERIVATIVES insipidity noun insipidly adverb insipidness noun. ORIGIN Latin insipidus, from in not + sapidus tasty, savoury …

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  • 4insipidness — See insipidity. * * * …

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  • 5insipidness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The state or quality of being insipid: blandness, innocuousness, insipidity, jejuneness, vapidity, vapidness, washiness, wateriness. Informal: wishy washiness. See EXCITE, TASTE. 2. A lack of excitement, liveliness …

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  • 6insipidness — n. state of lacking interesting qualities, vapidness …

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  • 7insipidness — n. See insipidity …

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  • 8insipidness — in·sip·id·ness …

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  • 9insipidness — noun 1. lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property • Syn: ↑blandness, ↑insipidity • Derivationally related forms: ↑insipid, ↑insipid (for: ↑insipidity), ↑bland …

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  • 10insipidity — noun 1. lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property • Syn: ↑blandness, ↑insipidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑insipid (for: ↑insipidness), ↑insipid, ↑bland …

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