Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characterized by a moderate, unperturbed, or tranquil quality, especially.
- adjective Pleasant in manner; smooth.
- adjective Not irritating or stimulating; soothing.
- adjective Exhibiting no personal worry, embarrassment, or concern.
- adjective Dull and insipid.
- adjective Having little or no distinctive flavor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To mix; blend.
- noun Mixture; union.
- noun An agreeable summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland islands.
- To flatter; blandish.
- Mild; soft; gentle; balmy.
- Affable; suave; soothing; kindly: as, “bland words,”
- Mild; free from irritating qualities: said of certain medicines: as, bland oils.
- Not stimulating: said of food.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave.
- adjective Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
mix ;blend ;mingle . - verb transitive To
connect ;associate . - noun
Mixture ;union . - noun An agreeable summer
beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands. - adjective
Mild ;soft ,gentle ,balmy ;smooth in manner; suave. - adjective Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
- adjective Lacking in taste or vigor.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking taste or flavor or tang
- adjective smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
- adjective lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Natalie carefully kept her expression bland, though her stomach clenched at the words.
Saving Grace Denise Hunter 2005
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“There are some questions I wanted to ask her, not being invited to attend the postmortem …” He kept his expression bland, standing on his dignity.
A Share in Death Deborah Crombie 1993
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She kept her gaze level and her expression bland, but her teeth were gritted.
Silver Wings, Santiago Blue Janet Dailey 1984
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She kept her gaze level and her expression bland, but her teeth were gritted.
Silver Wings, Santiago Blue Janet Dailey 1984
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She kept her gaze level and her expression bland, but her teeth were gritted.
Silver Wings, Santiago Blue Janet Dailey 1984
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She kept her gaze level and her expression bland, but her teeth were gritted.
Silver Wings, Santiago Blue Janet Dailey 1984
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The Japanese love "subtle" flavors (what I call bland).
CHE > Latest news 2010
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The Japanese love "subtle" flavors (what I call bland).
CHE > Latest news 2010
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I do think that "bland" is NOT the way to go, not in an age of unparalleled consumer choice.
Medieval Fallout III and Judging Books by Their Covers IV Lou Anders 2006
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I do think that "bland" is NOT the way to go, not in an age of unparalleled consumer choice.
Archive 2006-10-01 Lou Anders 2006
fbharjo commented on the word bland
Ghost town in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico. Also Bland Canyon that is somewhat grand.
Blando &
Bland Canyon
February 20, 2011
jmjarmstrong commented on the word bland
JM reckons TV is the bland leading the bland
August 26, 2011