Insipid
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Unappetizingly flavorless.
"The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served."
- 2 Flat; lacking character or definition.
"The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy."
Adjective
- 1 lacking interest or significance or impact wordnet
- 2 lacking taste or flavor or tang wordnet
Example
More examples"In the Internet age, the once noble title of publisher has been demoted to the insipid "content provider"."
Etymology
From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).
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