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insipid

American  
[in-sip-id] / ɪnˈsɪp ɪd /

adjective

  1. without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid.

    an insipid personality.
    Synonyms:
    uninteresting, dull, flat

  2. without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink; bland.

    a rather insipid soup.
    Synonyms:
    bland, tasteless, uninteresting, dull, flat
insipid British  
/ ɪnˈsɪpɪd /

adjective

  1. lacking spirit; boring

  2. lacking taste; unpalatable

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Other Word Forms

  • insipidity noun
  • insipidly adverb
  • insipidness noun

Etymology

Origin of insipid

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

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