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insipid

in·si·pid

UK/ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/ US/ˌɪˈnsɪpʌd/ rare

adjective

1.

lacking taste or flavor or tang

  • “a bland diet”
  • “insipid hospital food”
  • “flavorless supermarket tomatoes”
  • “vapid beer”
  • “vapid tea”
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2.

lacking significance or impact

  • “an insipid novel”
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3.

lacking interest or significance

  • “an insipid personality”
  • “jejune novel”
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4.

not pleasing to the sense of taste

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Origin

From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”).

Phrases

  • insipid schizotypal

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