tasteless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈteɪstləs/
Etymology
Etymology tree English taste Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English tasteless From taste + -less.
Meanings
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Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
Near-synonym: untasteable
They accused the cook of being a hack, claiming that the soup was tasteless.
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Lacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.
That was a rather tasteless attack on the designer, especially given that many people like the design.
They accused the designer of being a tasteless hack.
Malcolm seeks help via the Internet but not before he has elaborately explicit “sex” with Abigail, easily among the most offensively tasteless gross-outs in a movie that delights in them.
2014 April 19, Stephen Schaefer, “Wayans’ ‘Haunted’ sequel fails to scare up laughs”, in Boston Herald, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2020, retrieved 22 Apr 2014:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tastelesse | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most tasteless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more tasteless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
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Deriveds
Hypernyms
Relateds
all one's taste is in one's mouth
Synonyms
froufrou · tinselly · untasteful · trinkety · glaring · ostentatious · snazzy · obtrusive · unbecoming · untasteful · gaudy · garish · splendiferous · untasteable · meretricious · flossy · flaunting · tacky · raffish · schlocky · gay · brash · bedizened · corny · kitsch · whorish · pimped out · pretentious · crude · gussied up · tawdry · catchpenny · kitschy · zesty · showy · loud · florid · vain · pizazzy · atrocious · hideous · chintzy · naff · tasteless · blatant · campy · gauche · ritzy · blingish · chichi · too much · crass · flashy · gross
Translations (92)
tl mayapa (having no flavour) · nb smaklaus (having no flavour) · lad shavdo (having no flavour) · ca sense sabor (having no flavour) · it insapore (having no flavour) · yue 淡而無味 /淡而无味 (having no flavour) · az tamsız (having no flavour) · la insulsus (lacking refinement) · es soso (having no flavour) · es insípido (having no flavour) · it insipido (having no flavour) · te రుచిలేని (having no flavour) · mi kōwhau (having no flavour) · ro fad (having no flavour) · yue 淡茂茂 (having no flavour) · yue 冇味 (having no flavour) · ka უგემური (having no flavour) · ro fără gust (having no flavour) · ka უგემოვნო (lacking refinement) · nn smaklaus (having no flavour) · gd ana-blasta (having no flavour) · ota لذتسز (having no flavour) · az dadsız (having no flavour) · kmr bêtam (having no flavour) · ru беста́ктный (lacking refinement) · ru невку́сный (having no flavour) · ckb بێتام (having no flavour) · hy անհամ (having no flavour) · el άγευστος (having no flavour) · la insulsus (having no flavour) · ru безвку́сный (lacking refinement) · nb smaklaus (lacking refinement) · da smagløs (lacking refinement) · az zövqsüz (lacking refinement) · mk безвкусен (lacking refinement) · gd ana-blasta (lacking refinement) · cmn 淡而無味 /淡而无味 (having no flavour) · ca insípid (having no flavour) · hu íztelen (having no flavour) · pdt schmaklooss (having no flavour) · bg безвкусен (having no flavour) · ko 맛없다 (having no flavour) · es desabrido (having no flavour) · hy անհամ (lacking refinement) · ota طاتسز (having no flavour) · grc ἄγευστος (having no flavour) · oc insipid (having no flavour) · hu ízléstelen (lacking refinement) · es corriente (lacking refinement) · hu ízetlen (having no flavour) · de geschmacklos (having no flavour) · da smagløs (having no flavour) · th จืด (having no flavour) · ca sonso (having no flavour) · pt insípido (having no flavour) · cmn 粗魯 /粗鲁 (lacking refinement) · nb smakløs (lacking refinement) · ja 不味い (having no flavour) · ro searbăd (having no flavour) · bg нетактичен (lacking refinement) · pdt fleiw (having no flavour) · ca sense gust (having no flavour) · mk безвкусен (having no flavour) · tr yavan (having no flavour) · ru безвку́сный (having no flavour) · nn smaklaus (lacking refinement) · no flau (having no flavour) · fi mauton (lacking refinement) · es vulgar (lacking refinement) · fr fade (having no flavour) · kk дәмсіз (having no flavour) · vi nhạt (having no flavour) · pl bez smaku (having no flavour) · tr tatsız (having no flavour) · nb smakløs (having no flavour) · fi mauton (having no flavour) · vi lạt (having no flavour) · sv smaklös (having no flavour) · nl smakeloos (having no flavour) · ja 味のない (having no flavour) · cmn 不美味 (having no flavour) · cmn 淡 (having no flavour) · id tawar (having no flavour) · tr lezzetsiz (having no flavour) · nl smakeloos (lacking refinement) · bg неприличен (lacking refinement) · ro insipid (having no flavour) · ga leamh (having no flavour) · ru пре́сный (having no flavour) · ota یاوان (having no flavour) · de geschmacklos (lacking refinement) · yue 淡 (having no flavour)