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In some senses, bland is marked as figuratively, archaic, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
bland
/blænd/
adj 5name 5verb 2noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
better, little, old, pretty, still
VERB + BLAND
become, bit, sentences, started, tastes, wants
BLAND + NOUN
asia, diet, it's, salt, topic
PREP.
than, than, with, without
ADV.
maybe, quite, really, somehow
Definitions
adj
1
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
a bland oil
a bland diet
2
Lacking in taste or flavor.
The coffee was bland.
3
Lacking in vigor.
First and foremost, alternative country artists generally claim to reject mainstream country music as musically indistinguishable from bland pop music, as lyrically superficial, and as having no artistic merit […]
4
Lacking interest; boring; dull.
bland comment
He's reading Balzac and knocking back Prozac / It's a helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland
5
Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.
Where didst thou find, young Bard, thy sounding lyre? / Where the bland accent, and the tender tone?
“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
verb
1
To mix; blend; mingle.
2
To connect; associate.
noun
1
Mixture; union.
2
A summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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a bland oil
Wiktionary02
a bland diet
Wiktionary03
The coffee was bland.
Wiktionary04
"Well, it's hot again today, isn't it?" "That's one more time you've started with a bland topic."
Tatoeba · #32820605
Life would become bland without you.
Tatoeba · #43797706
I just moved in so my room is still quite bland.
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