insipid

[ in-sip-id ]

/ ɪnˈsɪp ɪd /

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adjective

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.

without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink; bland: a rather insipid soup.

OTHER WORDS FOR insipid

1, 2 flat, dull, uninteresting.

2 tasteless, bland.

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Origin of insipid

1610–20; <Latin insipidus, equivalent to in-in-³ + -sipidus, combining form of sapidussapid

OTHER WORDS FROM insipid

in·si·pid·i·ty, in·sip·id·ness, nounin·sip·id·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH insipid

incipient, insipid , insipient

Words nearby insipid

insincerity, in single file, insinuate, insinuating, insinuation, insipid, insipience, insist, insistence, insistency, insistent

How to use insipid in a sentence

If you are a sports fan, as I am, and also a sentient human being, as at least a few of my readers are, you are aware of the stunningly insipid nature of sports interviews.
Gene Weingarten: When it comes to sports interviews, don’t be such a silly ask|Gene Weingarten|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
When I saw it listed on the contents page, I thought, “Why would he write about a song that insipid?”
Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs|Allen Barra|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This time, long-suffering conservatives endured nothing embarrassing or bizarre, insipid, or outlandish.
A Winning Final Four at the GOP Debate in Charleston|Michael Medved|January 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Other foods that came canned, including more limp, insipid vegetables, overly syrupy fruits, and sloppy stews were equally gross.
The Weirdest Food Trend Ever|Robert Rosenthal|July 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The insipid GOP chairman, Michael Steele, blamed Scozzafava for endorsing the Democratic candidate, Bill Owen.
Bachmann's Angry Mob|John Batchelor|November 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Dispense with all the insipid government meddling and let the market decide what happens to Wall Street from this point forward.
Let Wall Street Fail|William D. Cohan|February 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She was a plump-faced, insipid child, with fair hair and pale blue eyes, stolid and bovine in their expressionlessness.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Scarcely anything has been written against the French Academy, except frivolous and insipid pleasantries.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Such a description would not now be tolerated in one of our most insipid novels.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
A man who has schemed for some time can no longer do without it; all other ways of living are to him dull and insipid.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
Those of his works that have come under our notice are for the most part tame and insipid.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for insipid

insipid

/ (ɪnˈsɪpɪd) /

adjective

lacking spirit; boring

lacking taste; unpalatable

Derived forms of insipid

insipidity or insipidness, nouninsipidly, adverb

Word Origin for insipid

C17: from Latin insipidus, from in- 1 + sapidus full of flavour, sapid

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