in|sip´id|ness

in|sip´id|ness
in|sip|id «ihn SIHP ihd», adjective.
1. without any particular flavor; tasteless: »

A mixture of milk and water is an insipid drink.

SYNONYM(S): flat.
2. Figurative. lacking interest or spirit; dull; uninteresting, colorless, or weak: »

His insipid conversation bored everyone. A faded beauty…Insipid as the queen upon a card (Tennyson).

SYNONYM(S): stupid, vapid, lifeless.
[< Late Latin īnsipidus < Latin in- not + sapidus tasty < sapere to taste]
in|sip´id|ly, adverb.
in|sip´id|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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