'Bland' definitions:
Definition of 'bland'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid]
adjective
Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: bland, flat]
adjective
Definition of 'Bland'
From: GCIDE
- Bland \Bland\, a. [L. blandus, of unknown origin.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. "Exhilarating vapor bland." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bland'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- adulatory,
- balmy,
- banal,
- bare,
- barren,
- blah,
- blandishing,
- blank,
- blarneying,
- bleached,
- boring,
- broad,
- buttery,
- cajoling,
- calm,
- changeable,
- characterless,
- civilized,
- clear,
- collective,
- complimentary,
- composed,
- cool,
- courtierly,
- courtly,
- devoid,
- disarming,
- dull,
- empty,
- faint,
- fair-spoken,
- fawning,
- featureless,
- fine-spoken,
- flat,
- flattering,
- fulsome,
- general,
- generalized,
- generic,
- gentle,
- glib,
- good-natured,
- gushing,
- halfhearted,
- hollow,
- honey-mouthed,
- honey-tongued,
- honeyed,
- inane,
- indecisive,
- indefinite,
- indeterminate,
- infirm of purpose,
- infirm of will,
- ingratiating,
- insincere,
- insinuating,
- insipid,
- insouciant,
- irresolute,
- judicious,
- lenient,
- mealymouthed,
- mild,
- mild as milk,
- milk-and-water,
- milky,
- moderate,
- mushy,
- namby-pamby,
- nebulous,
- neutral,
- nonchalant,
- nonspecific,
- nonviolent,
- null,
- null and void,
- obsequious,
- oily,
- oily-tongued,
- pacifistic,
- peaceable,
- peaceful,
- prudent,
- sapless,
- slimy,
- slobbery,
- smarmy,
- smooth,
- smooth-spoken,
- smooth-tongued,
- smug,
- soapy,
- sober,
- soft,
- soft-soaping,
- soft-spoken,
- soothing,
- suave,
- suave-spoken,
- sycophantic,
- tame,
- tasteless,
- temperate,
- uncharacterized,
- unctuous,
- undifferentiated,
- unemotional,
- uninteresting,
- unrelieved,
- unruffled,
- unspecified,
- urbane,
- vacant,
- vacuous,
- vague,
- vapid,
- void,
- waterish,
- watery,
- wheedling,
- white,
- wide,
- wishy-washy,
- with nothing inside,
- without content
Bland, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bland, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000) :
565
Housing Units (2000) :
299
Land area (2000) :
0.641615 sq. miles (1.661774 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.641615 sq. miles (1.661774 sq. km)
FIPS code :
06256
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
38.302510 N, 91.634232 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
65014
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Bland -- U.S. County in Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bland -- U.S. County in Virginia
Population (2000) :
6871
Housing Units (2000) :
3161
Land area (2000) :
358.668496 sq. miles (928.947101 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.063072 sq. miles (0.163357 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
358.731568 sq. miles (929.110458 sq. km)
Located within :
Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location :
37.132329 N, 81.126500 W