Meaning

5 senses
  1. Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.

    a bland oil

    a bland diet

    mild, sanft, reizlos (med.)

    прия́тныйprijátnyj, успока́ивающийuspokáivajuščij

  2. Lacking in taste or flavor.

    The coffee was bland.

    fad, geschmacklos, langweilig

    безвку́сныйbezvkúsnyj, пре́сныйprésnyj

    безсма́ковийbezsmákovyj

    lacking taste or flavor or tang

  3. Lacking in vigor.

    lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting

  4. (figuratively)Lacking interest; boring; dull.

    bland comment

    hohl, platt, geistlos

    скучныйskučnyj, неинтере́сныйneinterésnyj

  5. (archaic)Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

    sanftmütig, gelassen, blass

    мя́гкийmjáxkij, не́жныйnéžnyj, ла́сковыйláskovyj

Examples

27 sentences
  1. Some food is pretty bland without salt.

    deManche Gerichte schmecken ziemlich fade ohne Salz.

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  2. This tastes a little bit bland to me.

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  3. This soup is a bit bland. I think you should add a little more salt.

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  4. This is bland.

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  5. It's a little bland.

    ruПресновато.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
lacking in taste or flavor:
Русский
By meaning 4
having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating:
lacking in taste or flavor:
(fig.) lacking interest; boring; dull:
mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating:
lacking in taste or flavor:
(fig.) lacking interest; boring; dull:
mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin blandus (“pleasant”).

Borrowed from Latin blandus (“pleasant”).

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Forms

blander, blandest
Comparativeblander Lesson
Superlativeblandest Lesson

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Synonyms

84 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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