Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bland"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bland \Bland\, a. [L. blandus, of unknown origin.]
1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave;
as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.
``Exhilarating vapor bland.'' --Milton.
2. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or
irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland
diet.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bland
adj 1: lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a
bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated
stomach" [ant: {pungent}]
2: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid
hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid
beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {flat}, {flavorless}, {flavourless},
{insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]
3: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland
little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: {flat}]
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