Definitions for Bland

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Spelling: [bland]

IPA: /blænd/

Bland is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in Bland (abdln).

Definitions for Bland

noun

1. James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.

adjective

1. pleasantly gentle or agreeable:
2. soothing or balmy, as air:
3. nonirritating, as food or medicines:
4. not highly flavored; mild; tasteless:
5. lacking in special interest, liveliness, individuality, etc.; insipid; dull:
6. unemotional, indifferent, or casual:

Origin of Bland

First recorded in 1590-1600, bland is from the Latin word blandus of a smooth tongue, pleasant, soothing

Examples for Bland

Cosmetic surgery invites us to enter a dystopian universe in which everybody looks the same: poreless, ageless, blond and bland.

Heathcroft, in spite of the close play, was as bland and unconcerned as ever.

Mr. Bonnithorne listened with a bland smile of amused incredulity.

How strange to hear “Feel Like Going Home” in 1948 after years of the bland pop on the Hit Parade.

Who art thou that talkest so freely of cracking the head of Arthur a bland?

He found him bland and inscrutable, and decided to pin him down.

But he controlled his features, and maintained a placid, bland expression.

The Butterbrief, issued by Pope Innocent VIII, was a turning point for the then bland Stollen, which gradually became sweeter.

Head of State was prescient, but hollow; I Think I Love My Wife was bland; and the documentary Good Hair was fascinating fun.

Because holy hell was that bland, unfunny, uncomfortable, and just plain confusing.