bland · adjective /blænd/Full view
bland (NO TASTE)
C2 If food is bland, it does not have much taste.
Dictionary example:

The soup was a bit bland.

Learner example:

In the evenings they usually attended boring dinner parties, where bland, soggy food was served, and the other guests were at least 20 years older than her and rather snobbish and stiff. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; German)

bland (BORING)
C2 not interesting or exciting
Dictionary example:

bland statements

Learner example:

Peeping through the viewer she focused her gaze on the bland face of the man outside. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Polish)

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