(adj) lacking taste or flavor or tang, Syn. flavorless, insipid, flavourless, savourless, flat, vapid, savorless, Example:a bland diet; insipid hospital food; flavorless supermarket tomatoes; vapid beer; vapid tea

bland

(adj) lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting, Syn. flat, Example:a bland little drama; a flat joke

bland diet

(n) a diet of foods that are not irritating, Syn. ulcer diet, Example:he ate a bland diet because of his colitis

blandfordia

(n) small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs, Syn. genus Blandfordia

blandishment

(n) flattery intended to persuade, Syn. palaver, cajolery

blandishment

(n) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery, Syn. wheedling

blandly

(adv) in a bland manner, Example:his blandly incompetent attempts

blandness

(n) the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern, Example:the blandness of his confession enraged the judge

blandness

(n) lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property, Syn. insipidity, insipidness

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bland

a. [ L. blandus, of unknown origin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. “Exhilarating vapor bland.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blandation

n. [ Cf. L. blanditia, blandities, fr. blandus. See Bland. ] Flattery. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Blandiloquence

n. [ L. blandiloquentia; blandus mild + loqui to speak. ] Mild, flattering speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blandiloquious

{ } a. Fair-spoken; flattering. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blandise

v. i. [ Same word as Blandish. ] To blandish any one. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blandish

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blandished p. pr. & vb. n. Blandishing. ] [ OE. blaundisen, F. blandir, fr. L. blandiri, fr. blandus mild, flattering. ] 1. To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make agreeable and enticing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mustering all her wiles,
With blandished parleys. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blandisher

n. One who uses blandishments. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blandishment

n. [ Cf. OF. blandissement. ] The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cowering low with blandishment. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blandly

adv. In a bland manner; mildly; suavely. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blandness

n. The state or quality of being bland. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Schonkost { f }

bland diet

höflich; freundlich { adj } | höflicher; freundlicher | am höflichsten; am freundlichsten

bland | blander | blandest

langweilig { adj } | langweiliger | am langweiligsten