"flavorless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfleɪvɚləs/ [US], /ˈfleɪvələs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-flavorless.ogg [Australia] Forms: more flavorless [comparative], most flavorless [superlative]
Etymology: flavor + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flavor|less}} flavor + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} flavorless (comparative more flavorless, superlative most flavorless)
  1. Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste. Synonyms (lacking taste): insipid Translations (lacking taste or flavor): ἄγευστος (ágeustos) (Ancient Greek), bez chuti (Czech), smagløs (Danish), smakkleysur (Faroese), mauton (Finnish), fad (German), fade (German), geschmacklos (German), ακαρύκευτος (akarýkeftos) (Greek), insulsus (Latin), mākihakiha (Maori), बेचव (becav) (Marathi), طاتسز (tatsız) (Ottoman Turkish), لذتسز (lezzetsiz) (Ottoman Turkish), یاوان (yavan) (Ottoman Turkish), schmaklooss (Plautdietsch), ਰਸਹੀਣ (rashīṇ) (Punjabi), безвкусный (bezvkusnyj) (Russian), без запаха (bez zapaxa) (Russian), bez chuti (Slovak), smaklös (Swedish), jolmig (Swedish), fadd (Swedish), tatsız (Turkish), lezzetsiz (Turkish), sası (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-flavorless-en-adj-Ujx7yyan Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 18 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of 'lacking taste': 68 19 12 Disambiguation of 'lacking taste or flavor': 69 12 19
  2. Flat; lacking character or definition. Synonyms (lacking character): insipid Translations (flat; lacking character or definition): mitäänsanomaton (Finnish), пре́сный (présnyj) (Russian), безжизненный (bezžiznennyj) (Russian), вя́лый (vjályj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-flavorless-en-adj-2NVVdQYj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 18 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of 'lacking character': 30 58 11 Disambiguation of 'flat; lacking character or definition': 8 87 5
  3. (physics) Without flavor. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-flavorless-en-adj-nFeKKs3- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 18 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 33 29 38 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flavourless [UK]

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    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking taste or flavor",
      "word": "lezzetsiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking taste or flavor",
      "word": "sası"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flat; lacking character or definition",
      "word": "mitäänsanomaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "présnyj",
      "sense": "flat; lacking character or definition",
      "word": "пре́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezžiznennyj",
      "sense": "flat; lacking character or definition",
      "word": "безжизненный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vjályj",
      "sense": "flat; lacking character or definition",
      "word": "вя́лый"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flavorless"
}

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