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tasteless


Meanings
  • Adjective

    Lacking flavor or taste.

    - "The water was tasteless."
    - "The bread was tasteless after being stale for days."

Rhymes
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palatable , edible , delible , negligible , digestible
Variants
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tasteless , tastelessly , tastelessness , tastelessnesses
Etymology
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From the Old French 'taster' meaning 'to taste'. The meaning shifted to 'lacking taste' in Middle English.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'tasteless' was first used in English around the 14th century.

  2. Some people find black licorice to be tasteless due to its bitter taste.

  3. In the culinary world, 'tasteless' can also refer to food that is not seasoned or spiced properly.


Related Concepts
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  1. Asthenia: A condition characterized by a lack of strength, energy, or vitality. Tasteless food may be described as having no taste, but asthenia is a medical condition.

  2. Amor Fati: A philosophical concept meaning 'love of fate'. Embracing the tasteless or unpleasant aspects of life as part of a larger, meaningful whole.


Culture
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In literature, tasteless is often used to describe a lack of good taste or refinement. In art, tasteless works may be considered crude or lacking in aesthetic value.

How to Memorize "tasteless"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a bland, flavorless dish to remember the meaning of tasteless.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word tasteless with the feeling of biting into a stale cracker or drinking unflavored water.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the acronym TASTELESS: 'T' for tasteless, 'A' for a bland dish, 'S' for stale, 'T' for tasteless water, 'E' for empty calories, 'L' for lacking flavor, 'E' for edible but unappetizing, and 'S' for sensory deprivation.


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