Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Without flavor; wanting positive or distinct odor or taste; tasteless, literally or figuratively.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Without flavor; tasteless. Opposite of flavorful.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
  • adjective Flat; lacking character or definition.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective lacking taste or flavor or tang

Etymologies

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flavor +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Ms. Lloyd recommended Nabisco wafers, but added: I don ' t like to use the word flavorless … .

    Baking Power Ralph Gardner Jr. 2010

  • Most supermarket tomatoes are picked and shipped while still green and artificially stimulated to redden by treatment with ethylene gas p. 351, so they have little ripe-fruit flavor, and in fact have become a byword for flavorless produce.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Most supermarket tomatoes are picked and shipped while still green and artificially stimulated to redden by treatment with ethylene gas p. 351, so they have little ripe-fruit flavor, and in fact have become a byword for flavorless produce.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Every one (rustic pork, guinea hen, rabbit, and suckling pig) was rubbery, dry, and nearly flavorless, which is everything Bloomfield's food ordinarily is not.

    Men.Style.com: Latest Features and Articles 2009

  • Foodie heresy I know, but I find avocados kind of flavorless and mushy.

    Sweet Potato Black Bean Cakes Served With Guacamole With Cottage Cheese Laura 2009

  • Foodie heresy I know, but I find avocados kind of flavorless and mushy.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Laura 2009

  • Natural Light was "flavorless"; Michelob Ultra was simply "bland"; Coors Light was "blah" though it did have the slightest hint of sweetness, as if an ounce of (bad) ginger ale had been diluted with pint of club soda.

    No Bottoms Up: Light Beer Sales Are Sagging 2010

  • To me sauteed zucchini was always kind of flavorless, but this tasted fantastic.

    Cheesy Zucchini with Garlic and Parsley Kalyn Denny 2007

  • I mean, I love bran muffins as much as the next guy, but is Canada really going to just roll over and accept this practical, unspiced (I'm not saying "flavorless," because I admit bran muffins are tasty), unaromatic, home-bound and yes, boring, assignment of what it means to be Canadian?

    Diner's Journal 2010

  • I mean, I love bran muffins as much as the next guy, but is Canada really going to just roll over and accept this practical, unspiced (I'm not saying "flavorless," because I admit bran muffins are tasty), unaromatic, home-bound and yes, boring, assignment of what it means to be Canadian?

    Diner's Journal 2010

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