insipidness

insipidness

English

Etymology

insipid +‎ -ness

Noun

insipidness (uncountable)

1. A lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character; tastelessness; extreme blandness.
   • 1948, William S. Lieberman, "Modern French Tapestries," The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, vol. 6, no. 5, p. 142:

     As Jean Lurcat said, "The art had died, killed by consumption, insipidness, lymphatism, and inversion."

   • 1977, K. C. Bennett, "Practical Criticism Revisited,' College English, vol. 38, no. 6, p. 575:

     This poem suffers from structural weakness, indeed insipidness.

   • 1983, Kiyoshi Takeyama, "Tadao Andô: Heir to a Tradition," Perspecta, vol. 20, p. 180:

     His void spaces are a criticism of the insipidness of the overly materialistic modern way of life.

Synonyms

• insipidity, tastelessness, vapidity

Translations

lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character

Czech: mdlost f

Spanish: insipidez (es) f, desazón (es) f