BLANDNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)

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)