insipid
[ in-sip-id ]
/ ɪnˈsɪp ɪd /
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.
SYNONYMS FOR insipid
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Origin of insipid
OTHER WORDS FROM insipid
in·si·pid·i·ty, in·sip·id·ness, nounin·sip·id·ly, adverbWords nearby insipid
insincerity, in single file, insinuate, insinuating, insinuation, insipid, insipience, insist, insistence, insistency, insistent
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British Dictionary definitions for insipid
insipid
/ (ɪnˈsɪpɪd) /
adjective
lacking spirit; boring
lacking taste; unpalatable
Derived forms of insipid
insipidity or insipidness, nouninsipidly, adverbWord Origin for insipid
C17: from Latin insipidus, from in- 1 + sapidus full of flavour, sapid
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