Word Study
tasteless
CIDE DICTIONARY
tasteless, a.
- Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit. [1913 Webster]
- Destitute of the sense of taste; or of good taste; as, a tasteless age. Orrery. [1913 Webster]
- Not in accordance with good taste; as, a tasteless arrangement of drapery; a tasteless remark. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tasteless, adj.
1 lacking flavour.
2 having, or done in, bad taste.
1 lacking flavour.
2 having, or done in, bad taste.
Derivative
tastelessly adv. tastelessness n.
THESAURUS
tasteless
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tasteless
Insipidity
N insipidity, blandness, tastelessness, bland, void of taste, insipid, tasteless, gustless, savorless, ingustible, mawkish, milk and water, weak, stale, flat, vapid, fade, wishy-washy, mild, untasted.For further exploring for "tasteless" in Webster Dictionary Online