insipid

Meanings

• adjective

  Lacking flavor or interest; dull or unimpressive.

  - "The insipid taste of the soup made me lose my appetite."
  - "His insipid performance failed to impress the audience."

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Pronunciation

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2. /ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

bland , boring , characterless , colourless , dull , vacuous , bland , tasteless , vapid , wearish

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with insipid
apid , bid , giddy , hid , id , lid , mid , pid , sid , tid , wid

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Variants

List of all variants of insipid that leads to same result
insipid , insipidities , insipidity , insipidly

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Etymology

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From Latin insipidus, meaning 'not imbibing,' 'not tasting,' or 'not savoring'.

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Trivia

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1. Insipid is often used in the food industry to describe water that has no taste or mineral content.

2. The word insipid comes from the Latin word insipidus, which means 'not imbibing' or 'not tasting'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Flavor: Insipid is the opposite of flavorful, which refers to something that has a rich and pleasing taste.

2. Bland: Bland is a synonym for insipid, and both words refer to something that lacks taste or interest.

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Quotes

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1. While it is fashionable to write off that decade as an "insipid" time, one long pajama party, the '50s, in sport at least, were a revolutionary age.

   - Frank Deford,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},27 Dec. 1999–31 Jan. 2000

2. I'd climbed and fished in the emptiest reaches of the American West, but Alaska made the wilds of the lower 48 seem "insipid" and tame, a toothless simulacrum.

   - Jon Krakauer,{it}Smithsonian{/it},June 1995

3. One evening, over beers, Rasala complained about some "insipid" movie recently shown on TV.

   - Tracy Kidder,{it}The Soul of a New Machine{/it},1981

4. By contrast, what we know as "popular" or "mass" culture has always conformed to the most "insipid" prejudices, and the least subtle formulations, of society.

   - Joyce Carol Oates,{it}The Profane Art{/it},1983

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Culture

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Insipid is often used to describe something that lacks flavor or appeal, such as a bland or uninteresting meal or a dull and unengaging performance. It can also be used figuratively to describe a person or situation that lacks excitement or enthusiasm.

How to Memorize "insipid"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a plate of unappetizing food, such as overcooked vegetables or a tasteless sandwich, to help remember the meaning of insipid.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word insipid with things that are dull, uninteresting, or lack flavor to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Insipid Is Nothing Savory' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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