tasteless

American  

[teyst-lis] / ˈteɪst lɪs /

adjective

1. having no taste or flavor; insipid.

2. dull; uninteresting.

3. lacking in aesthetic quality or capacity; devoid of good taste.

   a houseful of tasteless furnishings; a tasteless director of stale, dreary films.

4. lacking in politeness, seemliness, tact, etc.; unmannerly; insensitive.

   a tasteless remark.

5. lacking the physical sense of taste.

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tasteless British  

/ ˈteɪstlɪs /

adjective

1. lacking in flavour; insipid

2. lacking social or aesthetic taste

3. rare unable to taste

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Other Word Forms

• tastelessly adverb
• tastelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of tasteless

First recorded in 1585–95; taste + -less

Example Sentences

I chewed on it for a while, but it was utterly tasteless.

From Literature

Neither in the movie nor in the musical do these vividly tasteless and self-regarding figures come across as appealing, although the musical does succeed in softening them with humor and amplifies Jackie’s backstory.

From The Wall Street Journal

But speech that is tasteless has always been protected by the First Amendment.

From Salon

Instead, Lyonne took a hard right in the other direction, giving a tasteless quote to New York Magazine” for their cover story on Hollywood’s move toward AI earlier this month.

From Salon

But ideas are bigger than one tasteless lug with a thing for golden toilets.

From Salon

Related Words

• crass
• crude
• foolish
• garish
• off-color
• outlandish
• pretentious
• rude
• stupid
• tacky
• tawdry