Antonyms for bland
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bland |
| Phonetic Transcription : blænd |
Definition of bland
Origin :- 1660s, from Italian blando "delicate," or Old French bland "flattering, complimentary," both from Latin blandus "smooth-talking, flattering, alluring," perhaps from PIE *mlad-, nasalized variant of *meld-, extended form of root *mel- (see melt). Related: Blandly; blandness. Latin also had blandiloquentulus "flattering in speech," which might have yielded a useful English *blandiloquent.
- adj tasteless; undistinctive
- adj friendly, gracious
- adj mild, temperate
- Who art thou that talkest so freely of cracking the head of Arthur a Bland?
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
- Heathcroft, in spite of the close play, was as bland and unconcerned as ever.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Mr. Bonnithorne listened with a bland smile of amused incredulity.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- But he controlled his features, and maintained a placid, bland expression.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- He found him bland and inscrutable, and decided to pin him down.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- Calcraft was now as bland as a May morning, and his eyes sparkled.
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- Bland, a thick-set man with the jaw of a bulldog, was eyeing him intently.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
- “Bland said, ‘Get the copy’,” he muttered irrelevantly and half to himself.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
- Bland was followed by Perry, who seemed to be in a sort of daze.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
- Bland said he would have gone, upon this occasion, if it had been to Jericho.
- Extract from : « Patrick Henry » by Moses Coit Tyler
Synonyms for bland
- affable
- amiable
- balmy
- banal
- blah
- boring
- calm
- calmative
- civilized
- clear
- congenial
- courteous
- dull
- dull as dishwater
- flat
- flavorless
- gentle
- good-natured
- ho hum
- humdrum
- ingratiating
- insipid
- lenient
- milk-and-water
- mollifying
- monotonous
- nerdy
- nonirritant
- nonirritating
- nothing
- oily
- pabulum
- pleasant
- sapless
- smooth
- soft
- soothing
- suave
- tame
- tedious
- unctuous
- unemotional
- unexciting
- uninspiring
- uninteresting
- unstimulating
- urbane
- vanilla
- vapid
- waterish
- watery
- weak
- wimpy
- wishy-washy
- zero
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