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bland
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bland
(adjective)
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bland
/
ˈ
blænd/
adjective
blander
;
blandest
bland
/
ˈ
blænd/
adjective
blander
;
blandest
Learner's definition of BLAND
1
:
not interesting or exciting
a
bland
[=
dull, boring
] film
bland
[=
uninteresting
] architecture
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2
:
lacking strong flavor
The vegetable soup was rather
bland
.
a
bland
diet = a diet of
bland
foods [=foods that are not spicy]
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3
:
showing no emotion, concern, etc.
a
bland
expression/face
The diplomat's
bland
statement did nothing to calm the situation.
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— blandly
adverb
— blandness
noun
[
noncount
]
the
blandness
of the film/food
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