Definition of INSIPID

insipid

Adjective Satellite

  • lacking taste or flavor or tang
    • "insipid hospital food"
  • lacking interest or significance or impact
    • "an insipid personality"

Adj

  • Unappetizingly flavorless.
  • Flat; lacking character or definition.

Adjective

  • Lacking flavor or interest; dull or uninteresting.

Examples

  • His INSIPID play, full of common three-letter words, made the game drag on.
  • The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.
  • The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy.

Origin / Etymology

From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).

Antonyms

gustable

Scrabble Score: 10

insipid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
insipid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
insipid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

insipid: valid Words With Friends Word