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Insipidity

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in·sip·id  (n-spd)
adj.
1. Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty.
2. Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull.

[French insipide, from Late Latin nsipidus : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin sapidus, savory (from sapere, to taste; see sep- in Indo-European roots).]

insi·pidi·ty (ns-pd-t), in·sipid·ness n.
in·sipid·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.insipidity - extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
dullness - the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"
2.insipidity - lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
unappetisingness, unappetizingness - the property of spoiling the appetite


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There was nothing in any of the party which could recommend them as companions to the Dashwoods; but the cold insipidity of Lady Middleton was so particularly repulsive, that in comparison of it the gravity of Colonel Brandon, and even the boisterous mirth of Sir John and his mother-in-law was interesting.
Her complexion was exquisitely fair, but the noble cast of her head and features prevented the insipidity which sometimes attaches to fair beauties.
The insipidity, and yet the noise-- the nothingness, and yet the self-importance of all those people
 
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