insipid
See also: insípid
English
WOTD – 18 July 2010
Etymology
From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).
Adjective
insipid (comparative more insipid, superlative most insipid)
- Unappetizingly flavorless.
- Flat; lacking character or definition.
- Synonyms: boring, vacuous, dull, bland, characterless, colourless
- The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.
- 1972, Peter A. Tasch, The Dramatic Cobbler: The Life and Works of Isaac Bickerstaff, →ISBN, page 80:
- Sentiment, insipid sentiment, gives it what colouring it has.
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Translations
unappetizingly flavorless
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flat; lacking character or definition
cloyingly sentimental
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Further reading
- “insipid” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
- insipid at OneLook Dictionary Search
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