insipid
See also: insípid
English
WOTD – 18 July 2010
Etymology
From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪpɪd
Adjective
insipid (comparative more insipid, superlative most insipid)
- Unappetizingly flavorless.
- Synonyms: tasteless, bland, vapid, wearish
- The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.
- Flat; lacking character or definition.
- Synonyms: boring, vacuous, dull, bland, characterless, colourless
- The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy.
- 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 42, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, OCLC 2057953:
- If the secret history of books could be written, and the author’s private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader!
Derived terms
- insipidity
- insipidly
- insipidness
Related terms
- insipient
Translations
unappetizingly flavorless
|
flat; lacking character or definition
|
cloyingly sentimental
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
|
Further reading
- “insipid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- insipid at OneLook Dictionary Search
Romanian
Etymology
From French insipide.
Adjective
insipid m or n (feminine singular insipidă, masculine plural insipizi, feminine and neuter plural insipide)
- insipid, tasteless
Declension
Declension of insipid
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | insipid | insipidă | insipizi | insipide | ||
definite | insipidul | insipida | insipizii | insipidele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | insipid | insipide | insipizi | insipide | ||
definite | insipidului | insipidei | insipizilor | insipidelor |
Related terms
- insipiditate