insipid

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective lacking taste or flavor or tang
  2. adjective lacking interest or significance or impact

Etymology

From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, savorless, savourless, vapid

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