adjective · rare

insipid

insipid · more insipid · most insipid

прісний, без смаку, нудний, плоский

плоский, скучный, пресный, безвкусный

fade, lasch, geschmacklos, abgestanden

Unappetizingly flavorlessUnappetizingly flavorless.

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/ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/

» Water tastes insipid after it has been boiled.

Wasser schmeckt fad, nachdem es gekocht ist.

Meaning

2 senses

Unappetizingly flavorless.
The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.
fade, lasch, abgestanden
безвку́сныйbezvkúsnyj, пре́сныйprésnyj
несмачнийnesmačnyj, пріснийprisnyj
Flat; lacking character or definition.
The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy.
charakterlos, geschmacklos, stumpfsinnig
ску́чныйskúčnyj, неинтере́сныйneinterésnyj, пло́скийplóskij
нуднийnudnyj, нецікавийnecikavyj, без смакуbez smaku

More definitions

lacking interest or significance or impact
lacking taste or flavor or tang

Examples

5 sentences

Water tastes insipid after it has been boiled.
deWasser schmeckt fad, nachdem es gekocht ist.
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The concise word is better than a long, insipid speech.
deDas knappe Wort ist besser als eine lange, fade Rede.
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The little girls were afforded a stretch limousine for their insipid, saccharine songs.
deDen kleinen Mädchen wurde eine Stretch-Limousine für ihre faden, zuckersüßen Lieder zur Verfügung gestellt.
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Some people have to stop saying words that add pain, what is called insipid chatter.
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In the Internet age, the once noble title of publisher has been demoted to the insipid "content provider".
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

unappetizingly flavorless:

flat; lacking character or definition:

Русский

By meaning 2

unappetizingly flavorless:

flat; lacking character or definition:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

unappetizingly flavorless:

flat; lacking character or definition:

Origin

From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“sav

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

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