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tasteless

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taste·less  (tstls)
adj.
1. Lacking flavor; insipid.
2. Not having or showing good taste.

tasteless·ly adv.
tasteless·ness n.

tasteless [ˈteɪstlɪs]
adj
1. lacking in flavour; insipid
2. lacking social or aesthetic taste
3. Rare unable to taste
tastelessly  adv
tastelessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tasteless - lacking flavor
unappetising, unappetizing - not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste
unpalatable - not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
2.tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste
inelegant - lacking in refinement or grace or good taste
pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
tasteful - having or showing or conforming to good taste

tasteless
adjective
1. gaudy, cheap, vulgar, tacky (informal), flashy, naff (Brit. slang), garish, inelegant, tawdry spectacularly tasteless objets d'art
gaudy elegant, refined, graceful, tasteful
Translations
tasteless [ˈteɪstlɪs] ADJ
1. (= without flavour)
1.1. (by nature) [substance] → insípido
sodium is tastelessel sodio es insípido or no tiene sabor
1.2. (pej) (through cooking) [food, meal] → soso, insípido
the fish was tastelessel pescado estaba soso or no sabía a nada
2. (= vulgar) [ornament, decor] → de mal gusto, ordinario
3. (= offensive) [remark, joke] → de mal gusto

tasteless [ˈteɪstləs] adj
[food] → qui n'a aucun goût
[remark, joke] → de mauvais goût
a tasteless remark → une remarque de mauvais goût
[ornament, outfit] → de mauvais goût

tasteless
adj (lit, fig)geschmacklos; food alsofade

tasteless [ˈteɪstlɪs] adj (food) → insipido/a; (decor, joke, remark) → di cattivo gusto
tasteless [ˈteɪstlɪs] adj (food) → insipido/a; (decor, joke, remark) → di cattivo gusto

tasteless عديم الذوق mdlý smagløs geschmacklos κακόγουστος insípido mauton fade neukusan insapore 味のない 맛없는 smaakloos smakløs niesmaczny insípido безвкусный smaklös ไม่มีรสนิยม tatsız tuzsuz vô vị 没味道的


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Next, the butter--the sham and tasteless butter; no salt in it, and made of goodness knows what.
Come thou, and if I am too tasteless of thy valuable treasures, warm my heart with the transporting thought of conveying them to others.
The food consisted of about a pound of some solid substance of the consistency of cheese and almost tasteless, while the liquid was apparently milk from some animal.
 
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