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insipidness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree French insipidebor. English insipid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English insipidness From insipid + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character; tastelessness; extreme blandness.
    • As Jean Lurcat said, "The art had died, killed by consumption, insipidness, lymphatism, and inversion." 1948, William S. Lieberman, "Modern French Tapestries," The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, vol. 6, no. 5, p. 142
    • This poem suffers from structural weakness, indeed insipidness. 1977, K. C. Bennett, "Practical Criticism Revisited,' College English, vol. 38, no. 6, p. 575
    • His void spaces are a criticism of the insipidness of the overly materialistic modern way of life. 1983, Kiyoshi Takeyama, “Tadao Andô: Heir to a Tradition,”, in Perspecta, volume 20, page 180:

Synonyms

tastelessness · vapidity · insipidity

Translations (12)

ota طاتسزلق (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · es desazón (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · fr fadeur (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · pl bezpłciowość (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · tr lezzetsizlik (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · tr tatsızlık (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · ota یاوانلق (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · es insipidez (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · ca insipidesa (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · ota لذتسزلك (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · fr insipidité (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character) · cs mdlost (lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character)