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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: blandus

bland

 adjective
     
Related topics: Tastes
bland
1 without any excitement, strong opinions, or special character [= dull]:
a few bland comments
2CT food that is bland has very little taste:
a bland diet
—blandly adverb
—blandness noun [uncountable]
WORD FOCUS: taste WORD FOCUS: taste
delicious/tasty tastes very good
disgusting tastes very bad
hot/spicy has a lot of spices
bland boring and with not very much taste
sweet has a lot of sugar
salty has a lot of salt
sour used about fruit that is not sweet
bitter used about coffee, chocolate, or medicine that is not at all sweettaste

➔ See also taste
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