tasteless

[teyst-lis]

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.

tasteless

/ ˈteɪstlɪs /

adjective

1. lacking in flavour; insipid

2. lacking social or aesthetic taste

3. rare,  unable to taste

Other Word Forms

• tastelessly adverb
• tastelessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tasteless¹

First recorded in 1585–95; taste + -less

Example Sentences

But in some countries, it is illegally mixed into alcoholic drinks to cut costs, and because it is tasteless and odourless, it is impossible to detect.

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

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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.

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

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Methanol can be easily disguised in drinks as it is tasteless and has a faint smell.

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• garish 
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• rude 
• stupid 
• tacky 
• tawdry