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Insipid vs Lifeless - What's the difference?

insipid | lifeless |

As adjectives the difference between insipid and lifeless

is that insipid is insipid while lifeless is inanimate; having no life.

insipid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unappetizingly flavorless.
    • The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.
  • Flat; lacking character or definition.
    • The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy.
  • Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.
    • Greeting cards contain some of the most insipid words ever written.

    Synonyms

    * boring * wearish * corny * fatuous * juvenile * tasteless * vacuous * vapid * dull * bland * colourless, colorless * characterless

    Derived terms

    * insipidly * insipidness * insipidity

    Related terms

    * insipient

    lifeless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • inanimate; having no life
  • dead; having lost life
  • uninhabited, or incapable of supporting life
  • dull or lacking vitality
  • departed

    • Derived terms

    * lifelessness