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BLANDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern
Example:
the blandness of his confession enraged the judge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("blandness" is a kind of...):
emotionlessness; unemotionality (absence of emotion)
Derivation:
bland (smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
Synonyms:
blandness; smoothness; suaveness; suavity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("blandness" is a kind of...):
graciousness (excellence of manners or social conduct)
Derivation:
bland (smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
Synonyms:
blandness; insipidity; insipidness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("blandness" is a kind of...):
unappetisingness; unappetizingness (the property of spoiling the appetite)
Derivation:
bland (lacking taste or flavor or tang)
