| 单词 | insipidity |
| 释义 | insipidity (once / 18101 pages) n Insipidity is a quality of being drab or boring. The insipidity of the book you're reading for English class might make it hard to finish it in time. You might complain about the insipidity of your dreary hotel room, or the insipidity of every single TV show as you flip from channel to channel. The insipidity of pop music could inspire you to write your own songs, and the insipidity of your mom's casserole might call for liberal amounts of ketchup. Insipidity comes from insipid, or dull, which originally meant "without flavor," from the Late Latin inspidus, "tasteless." WORD FAMILYinsipidity: insipidities+/insipid: insipidest, insipidity, insipidly, insipidness USAGE EXAMPLESAnd of course it is not just children that inspire sentimental insipidity. The Guardian(Mar 25, 2016) Me, I try to steer clear of BR, having once vented my frustration with its insipidity at a blameless saleslady. Slate(Apr 02, 2012) But dullness and insipidity at length gave way, and retreated rapidly to the trunk-makers and green grocers. Stanton, Henry B., Sketches of Reforms and Reformers,...(2012) 1n extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest Syn|Hyper boringness, dreariness, insipidness dullness the quality of lacking interestingness 2n lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property Syn|Hyper blandness, insipidness unappetisingness, unappetizingness the property of spoiling the appetite |
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