bland
IPA: bɫˈænd
noun
- (UK dialectal) Mixture; union.
- A summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.
- A surname.
- A small city in Gasconade County and Osage County, Missouri, United States.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Bland County, Virginia, United States.
verb
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To mix; blend; mingle.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To connect; associate.
adjective
- Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
- Lacking in taste or flavor.
- Lacking in vigor.
- (figurative) Lacking interest; boring; dull.
- (now rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.
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Examples of "bland" in Sentences
- The effect is utilitarian and bland.
- Don't mind the blandness of this page.
- The dish is typically bland in nature.
- Don't mistake objectivity with blandness.
- I explained that WP insists on blandness.
- Compared to this it is the soul of blandness.
- But in the kingdom of the bland, the not quite so bland reigns.
- But the blandness of the facts does 'not' mean they are incorrect.
- Bland was born in London, the second son of an obstetrician, Dr. Robert Bland.
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