See blandness on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish bland\nProto-Germanic *-inōną\nProto-Indo-European *-dyé-\nProto-Germanic *-atjaną\nProto-Indo-European *-tus\nProto-Germanic *-þuz\nProto-Germanic *-assuz\nProto-Germanic *-inassuz\nProto-West Germanic *-nassī\nOld English -nes\nMiddle English -nesse\nEnglish -ness\nEnglish blandness\nFrom bland + -ness.",
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"text": "But generally, these summits have been real snoozers, producing statements of such vague blandness that they make G-20 resolutions read like Harry Potter page-turners.",
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{
"ipa": "/ˈblæːndˌnəs/",
"tags": [
"Australia"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "insipidesa"
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{
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"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
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"feminine"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"word": "mauttomuus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "insipidité"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "insipidez"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "insipidezza"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "insipidez"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "insipidez"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sinsabor"
},
{
"code": "ota",
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"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "tatsızlık",
"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"word": "طاتسزلق"
},
{
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"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"word": "لذتسزلك"
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{
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"roman": "yavanlık",
"sense": "lack of taste or flavor",
"word": "یاوانلق"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "lack of interest or appeal",
"word": "latteus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "lack of interest or appeal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "insipidité"
},
{
"code": "gl",
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"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "lack of interest or appeal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "insipidez"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "lack of interest or appeal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "insipidezza"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lack of interest or appeal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "nijakość"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "lack of interest or appeal",
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"feminine"
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"word": "bezbarwność"
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"sense": "lack of interest or appeal",
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"word": "bezpłciowość"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "lack of interest or appeal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"word": "insipidez"
}
],
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