different between insipid vs ensue

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?n?s?p.?d/

Adjective

insipid (comparative more insipid, superlative most insipid)

1. Unappetizingly flavorless.

   Synonyms: tasteless, bland, vapid, wearish

2. Flat; lacking character or definition.

   Synonyms: boring, vacuous, dull, bland, characterless, colourless

Derived terms

Related terms

• insipient

Translations

Further reading

• “insipid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• insipid at OneLook Dictionary Search

Romanian

Etymology

From French insipide.

Adjective

insipid m or n (feminine singular insipid?, masculine plural insipizi, feminine and neuter plural insipide)

1. insipid, tasteless

Declension

Related terms

• insipiditate

English

Etymology

From Old French ensu- , stem of some conjugated forms of ensivre (“follow close upon, come afterward”) (French ensuivre), from Latin ?nsequere, from ?nsequi (“to pursue, follow, follow after; come next”), from in- (“upon”) (see in-) + sequi (“follow”) (see sequel).

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?n?sj??/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?sju?/, IPA^(key): /?n??u?/, IPA^(key): /?n?sju?/, IPA^(key): /?n??u?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?su?/
• Rhymes: -u?

Verb

ensue (third-person singular simple present ensues, present participle ensuing, simple past and past participle ensued)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.). [15th-17th c.]
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:

     to ripenesse of mans state they grew: / Then shewing forth signes of their fathers blood, / They loued armes, and knighthood did ensew, / Seeking aduentures [...].

   • 1606, Justine, G. W. (translator), The Historie of Justine

     To ensue his example in doynge the like mischiefe.

2. (obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th-17th c.]
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.11:

     Oh how many changes are like to ensue this reformation!

3. (intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect. [from 16th c.]

   Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue.

Synonyms

• (to follow): carry out, follow, pursue
• (to be subsequent to): come after, follow; see also Thesaurus:succeed
• (to occur afterwards): arise, follow

Related terms

Translations

References

Anagrams

• seuen, unsee