different between insipient vs insipid

English

Etymology

From Middle English insipient, incipient, from Old French insipient.

Pronunciation

• Homophones: incipient

Adjective

insipient (comparative more insipient, superlative most insipient)

1. foolish; lacking wisdom; stupid

Derived terms

• insipience

Related terms

• insipid

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