Noun
1
Mixture; union.
"The chemist warned that mixing the two volatile liquids would create a bland mixture rather than an explosive reaction."
Verb
1
To mix; blend; mingle.
"The chef decided to bland the spices together before adding them to the soup."
Adjective
1
lacking taste or flavor or tang
"a bland diet"
"insipid hospital food"
"flavorless supermarket tomatoes"
"vapid beer"
"vapid tea"
2
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
"a bland little drama"
"a flat joke"
3
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
"the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
4
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
"The warm lullaby had such a bland quality that it helped me drift off to sleep without any jarring sounds."
Proper Noun
1
A surname.
"The Blant family has lived on the hillside for three generations, and their local history is well-documented in the town archives."
Example Sentences
"a bland diet"
adjective
"insipid hospital food"
adjective
"flavorless supermarket tomatoes"
adjective
"vapid beer"
adjective
"vapid tea"
adjective
"a bland little drama"
adjective
"a flat joke"
adjective
"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
adjective
"the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
adjective
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