See bland on Wiktionary
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"5": "pleasant, flattering"
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"name": "bor"
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"word": "anodyne"
}
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"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "prijáten",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "прия́тен"
},
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"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "uspokojávašt",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "успокоя́ващ"
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"code": "da",
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"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
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"word": "sød"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "mild"
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{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "zacht"
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{
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"code": "fi",
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"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "mitäänsanomaton"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "doux"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 1 1 2 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "douce"
},
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"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "mild"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 1 1 2 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "sanft"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 1 1 2 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "reizlos (med.)"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 1 1 2 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "práos",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "πράος"
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"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
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"word": "ήπιος"
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"lang_code": "ia",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "blande"
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"_dis1": "92 1 1 2 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blando"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 1 1 2 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "uspokajający"
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{
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "suave"
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"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prietenos"
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"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "blând"
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"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "liniștitor"
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"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "prijátnyj",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "прия́тный"
},
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"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "uspokáivajuščij",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "успока́ивающий"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "suave"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "mild"
}
]
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],
"text": "The coffee was bland.",
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}
],
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"Lacking in taste or flavor."
],
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"links": [
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],
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},
{
"word": "tasteless"
},
{
"word": "wallow"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "bland"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "cardboard"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "flaggy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "flavorless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "ingustible"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "intastable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "savorless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "insipid"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "tame"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "gustless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "sapidless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "mawkish"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "smackless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "tasteless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "unsavory"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "untasteable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "wallowish"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"word": "watery"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"tags": [
"British",
"dialectal"
],
"word": "waugh"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "wearish"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:insipid",
"tags": [
"British",
"dialectal"
],
"word": "wersh"
}
],
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "anham",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "անհամ"
},
{
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"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"lang_code": "bcl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "matabang"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "bezvkúsen",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "безвку́сен"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "fáwèi de",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "乏味的"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mdlý"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "smaakloos"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "flauw"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "ebk",
"lang": "Eastern Bontoc",
"lang_code": "ebk",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "lamset"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mitäänsanomaton"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mieto"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mauton"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "fade"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "fad"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "geschmacklos"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "langweilig"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "ánostos",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "άνοστος"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "ágefstos",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "άγευστος"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "insipido"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "fiacco"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "xdq",
"lang": "Kaitag",
"lang_code": "xdq",
"roman": "anccú",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "анццу́"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "singgeopda",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "싱겁다"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"lang_code": "lad",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "shavdo"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "waimeha"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "makiha"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mākihakiha"
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{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "smakløs"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "intetsigende"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "tatsız",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "طاتسز"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "lezzetsiz",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "لذتسز"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "yavan",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "یاوان"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "bi-maze",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "بیمزه"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "fleiw"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bezbarwny"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mdły"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nijaki"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "bez smaku"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "blady"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "insosso"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "bezvkúsnyj",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "безвку́сный"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "présnyj",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "пре́сный"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "soso"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "insulso"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "ñoño"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "insípido"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "desabrido"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "es",
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"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "desaborido"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "aguado"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "fadd"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "sv",
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "smaklös"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "svag"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "sv",
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mild"
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{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "sv",
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "intetsägande"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "sv",
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "lam"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "sv",
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "tam"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "matabang"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "bezsmákovyj",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "безсма́ковий"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 68 16 13 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
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"word": "прия́тен"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "uspokojávašt",
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"word": "успокоя́ващ"
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"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
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"word": "mild"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
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"tags": [
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "douce"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "mild"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "sanft"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"lang_code": "ia",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blando"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "uspokajający"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "suave"
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"code": "ro",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "liniștitor"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "prijátnyj",
"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "прия́тный"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
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"word": "успока́ивающий"
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{
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"lang": "Spanish",
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"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "suave"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
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"sense": "having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating",
"word": "mild"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
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"roman": "anham",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "անհամ"
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{
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"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "matabang"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "bezvkúsen",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "безвку́сен"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "fáwèi de",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "乏味的"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mdlý"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "smaakloos"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "flauw"
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{
"code": "ebk",
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"lang_code": "ebk",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "lamset"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mitäänsanomaton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mieto"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mauton"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "fade"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "fad"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "geschmacklos"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "langweilig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "ánostos",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "άνοστος"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "ágefstos",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "άγευστος"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "insipido"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "fiacco"
},
{
"code": "xdq",
"lang": "Kaitag",
"lang_code": "xdq",
"roman": "anccú",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "анццу́"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "singgeopda",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "싱겁다"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"lang_code": "lad",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "shavdo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "waimeha"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "makiha"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mākihakiha"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "smakløs"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "intetsigende"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "tatsız",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "طاتسز"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "lezzetsiz",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "لذتسز"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "yavan",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "یاوان"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "bi-maze",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "بیمزه"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "fleiw"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bezbarwny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mdły"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nijaki"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "bez smaku"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "blady"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "insosso"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "bezvkúsnyj",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "безвку́сный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "présnyj",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "пре́сный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "soso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "insulso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "ñoño"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "insípido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "desabrido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "desaborido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "aguado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "fadd"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "smaklös"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "svag"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "mild"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "intetsägande"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "lam"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "tam"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "matabang"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "bezsmákovyj",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "безсма́ковий"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "lạt"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "lacking in taste or flavor",
"word": "nhạt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(fig.) lacking interest; boring; dull",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "hohl"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(fig.) lacking interest; boring; dull",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "platt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(fig.) lacking interest; boring; dull",
"word": "geistlos"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(fig.) lacking interest; boring; dull",
"word": "stumpfsinnig"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "skučnyj",
"sense": "(fig.) lacking interest; boring; dull",
"word": "скучный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "neinterésnyj",
"sense": "(fig.) lacking interest; boring; dull",
"word": "неинтере́сный"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "mek",
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{
"code": "bg",
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{
"code": "bg",
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"code": "nl",
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave",
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{
"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
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