Insipid vs Blander - What's the difference?
insipid | blander |
Unappetizingly flavorless.
Flat; lacking character or definition.
Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.
(bland)
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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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As adjectives the difference between insipid and blander
is that insipid is insipid while blander is (bland).insipid
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.
- The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy.
- Greeting cards contain some of the most insipid words ever written.
