flavorless

flavorless
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. tasteless, flat, insipid. See insipidity.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. insipid, flat, bland, vapid; see tasteless 1 .
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Lacking an appetizing flavor: bland, flat, insipid, tasteless, unsavory. See TASTE. 2. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise: arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dry, dull, earthbound, flat, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired. See EXCITE.

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  • flavorless — adjective lacking taste or flavor or tang a bland diet insipid hospital food flavorless supermarket tomatoes vapid beer vapid tea • Syn: ↑bland, ↑flat, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • flavorless — adjective see flavor I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • flavorless — See flavorer. * * * …   Universalium

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  • flavorless — fla·vor·less …   English syllables

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