different between insipid vs gustless

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???stl?s/

Etymology 1

From Latin gustus (“a tasting”), and suffix -less.

Adjective

gustless (comparative more gustless, superlative most gustless)

1. (obsolete) tasteless; insipid
   • 1683, Sir Thomas Browne, Observations Upon Several Plants Mentioned In Scripture

     […] they might after give the expressed and less useful part of the cods and remaining pulp unto their swine: which, being no gustless or unsatisfying offal, might be well desired by the prodigal in his hunger.

Related terms

• degustation
• disgust

Etymology 2

gust +? -less

Adjective

gustless (comparative more gustless, superlative most gustless)

1. Without gusts (of wind).