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insipidness

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character; tastelessness; extreme blandness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blandness, insipidity

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unappetizingness, unappetisingness

3

noun

Meaning 3

extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boringness, dreariness, insipidity

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dullness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree French insipidebor. English insipid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English insipidness From insipid + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: insipidesa — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • Czech: mdlost — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • French: fadeur — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • French: insipidité — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • Polish: bezpłciowość — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • Spanish: insipidez — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • Spanish: desazón — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • Turkish: tatsızlık — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • Turkish: lezzetsizlik — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • Ottoman Turkish: طاتسزلق (tatsızlık) — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • Ottoman Turkish: لذتسزلك (lezzetsizlik) — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character
  • Ottoman Turkish: یاوانلق (yavanlık) — lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character