BLAND

politic, smooth, suave, bland

(adjective) smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; “he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage”; “the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error”

bland, flat

(adjective) lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; “a bland little drama”; “a flat joke”

bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid

(adjective) lacking taste or flavor or tang; “a bland diet”; “insipid hospital food”; “flavorless supermarket tomatoes”; “vapid beer”; “vapid tea”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

bland (comparative blander, superlative blandest)

Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.

Lacking in taste, flavor, or vigor.

(figurative) Lacking interest; boring; dull.

(now rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

Etymology 2

Verb

bland (third-person singular simple present blands, present participle blanding, simple past and past participle blanded)

(transitive, UK dialectal) To mix; blend; mingle.

(transitive, UK dialectal) To connect; associate.

Etymology 3

Noun

bland (plural blands)

(UK dialectal) Mixture; union.

A summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.

Proper noun

Bland

A surname.

A small city in Gasconade County and Osage County, Missouri, United States.

A census-designated place, the county seat of Bland County, Virginia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bland is the 1,315^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26,722 individuals. Bland is most common among White (60.20%) and Black (34.26%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bland, a. Etym: [L. blandus, of unknown origin.]

1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. "Exhilarating vapor bland." Milton.

2. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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