Definition of bland Bland
/blæˈnd/ - [bland] - bland
We found 17 definitions of bland from 6 different sources.
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What does bland mean?
WordNet
Adjectivebland, blander, blandest |
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| bland - lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" | ||
| flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid | ||
| tasteless lacking aesthetic or social taste | ||
| bland - lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" | ||
| flat | ||
| unstimulating, unexciting not stimulating | ||
| bland - smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error" | ||
| politic, smooth, suave | ||
| diplomatical, diplomatic using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bland (Noun)
Mixture; union. - bland (Noun)
An agreeable summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands. - bland (Verb)
To mix; blend; mingle. - bland (Verb)
To connect; associate. - bland (Adjective)
Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave. - bland (Adjective)
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating. - bland (Adjective)
Lacking in taste or vigor.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bland (a.)
Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. - bland (a.)
Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Lacking in taste or vigor. -
bland
Having no flavour.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bland, adj. smooth: gentle: mild.—adv. Blandly.—n. Bland′ness. [L. blandus, perh.—mla(n)dus—Eng. mild.] -
bland
bland, n. an Orcadian name for butter-milk and water. [Scand. blanda.]
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