Meaning

2 senses
  1. Having no flavour; bland; insipid.

    Near-synonym: untasteable

    They accused the cook of being a hack, claiming that the soup was tasteless.

    geschmacklos

    безвку́сныйbezvkúsnyj, пре́сныйprésnyj, невку́сныйnevkúsnyj

  2. Lacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.

    They accused the designer of being a tasteless hack.

    That was a rather tasteless attack on the designer, especially given that many people like the design.

    geschmacklos

    беста́ктныйbestáktnyj, безвку́сныйbezvkúsnyj

    lacking aesthetic or social taste

Examples

27 sentences
  1. Arsenic is odorless and tasteless.

    ruМышьяк не имеет ни вкуса, ни запаха.

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  2. This is tasteless.

    ruОно безвкусное.

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  3. These tomatoes are tasteless.

    Ці помідори не мають смаку.

    ruЭти томаты безвкусны.

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  4. Today's broccoli is overcooked and tasteless.

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  5. Water is tasteless, odourless and colourless.

    deWasser ist geschmacklos, geruchlos und farblos.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
having no flavour:
lacking refinement:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having no flavour:

Forms

more tasteless, most tasteless
Comparativemore tasteless Lesson
Superlativemost tasteless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

53 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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