Bland vs Boring - What's the difference?
bland | boring |
Mixture; union.
An agreeable summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.
Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.
*1818 , (John Keats), Sonnet :
*:Where didst thou find, young Bard, thy sounding lyre? / Where the bland accent, and the tender tone?
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*:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland , invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
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Lacking in taste, flavor, or vigor.
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A pit or hole which has been d.
* 1992 , J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications , p. 191:
Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
As verbs the difference between bland and boring
is that bland is to mix; blend; mingle while boring is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between bland and boring
is that bland is mixture; union while boring is a pit or hole which has been bored.As adjectives the difference between bland and boring
is that bland is mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave while boring is causing boredom.As a proper noun Bland
is {{surname|lang=en}.bland
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) blanden, blonden, from (etyl) .Etymology 2
From (etyl) bland, from (etyl) bland, .Alternative forms
* (Scotland)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
*Etymology 3
Ultimately from (etyl) .Adjective
(er)References
* ----boring
English
Noun
(en noun)- It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.