Sekirov Dictionary

bland

/blænd/

adjective 5
noun 2
verb 2
forms 5

adjective5

•
Lacking in taste or flavor.
- The coffee was bland.
Lacking in vigor.
•
(figurative) Lacking interest; boring; dull.
- He's reading Balzac and knocking back Prozac / It's a helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland — 1996
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
•
(no longer used) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.
- Where didst thou find, young Bard, thy sounding lyre? / Where the bland accent, and the tender tone? — 1818

noun2

A summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.
(dialect, UK) Mixture; union.

verb2

(dialect, UK) To mix; blend; mingle.
(dialect, UK) To connect; associate.

forms

blanded · blanding · blands · blander · blandest

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