Dictionary Entry
bland
bland is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.
- 2adjective
Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet.
- 3adjective
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
"the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
- 4adjective
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
"a bland little drama"
"a flat joke"
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- 5adjective
lacking taste or flavor or tang
"a bland diet"
"insipid hospital food"
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