Associations to the word «Bland»

Wiktionary

BLAND, verb. (transitive) (UK dialectal) To mix; blend; mingle.
BLAND, verb. (transitive) (UK dialectal) To connect; associate.
BLAND, noun. (UK dialectal) Mixture; union.
BLAND, noun. A summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.
BLAND, adjective. (now rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.
BLAND, adjective. Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
BLAND, adjective. Lacking in taste, flavor, or vigor.
BLAND, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

BLAND, adjective. Lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea".
BLAND, adjective. Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke".
BLAND, adjective. Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error".

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