Thesaurus: bland
Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.
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Definitions
- a. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.
- a. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet.
- adj. lacking taste or flavor or tang
- adj. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- adj. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
- 1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. "Exhilarating vapor bland." Milton. 2. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet.
- j:100 s. lacking taste or flavor or tang s. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting