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bland.

Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/blænd/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[bleənd] ~ [blɛənd]/bland/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/blæːnd/Australia

  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.

  4. Lacking interest; boring; dull.

    figuratively
    bland comment

  5. Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel- Proto-Indo-European *meld- Proto-Indo-European *mland-der. Latin blandusbor. English bland Borrowed from Latin blandus (“pleasant”).

verb/blænd/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[bleənd] ~ [blɛənd]/bland/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/blæːnd/Australia

  1. To mix; blend; mingle.

    UK · dialectal · transitive

  2. To connect; associate.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English blanden, blonden, from Old English blandan (“to blend, mix, mingle; trouble, disturb, corrupt”), from Proto-Germanic *blandaną (“to mix, blend”). Cognate with Icelandic blanda, Norwegian, Danish blande, Swedish blanda. See also blend.

noun/blænd/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[bleənd] ~ [blɛənd]/bland/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/blæːnd/Australia

  1. Mixture; union.

    UK · countable · dialectal · uncountable

  2. A summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bland, from Old English bland, blond (“blending, mixture, confusion”), from Proto-Germanic *blandą (“a mixing, mixture”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to grow turbid, dim, see badly, be blind”). Cognate with Icelandic blanda (“a mixture of liquids, especially of hot whey and water”).

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