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propitious
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French propicius, from Latin propitius (“favorable, well-disposed, kind”). Compare French propice, Portuguese propício and Spanish propicio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?o??p???s/
- Hyphenation: pro?pi?tious
Adjective
propitious (comparative more propitious, superlative most propitious)
- Favorable; benevolent.
- Synonym: favorable
- Antonym: unpropitious
- Advantageous.
- Synonym: advantageous
- Characteristic of a good omen.
- Synonyms: auspicious, fortunate, promising
- (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.
Antonyms
- unpropitious
Translations
Related terms
- propitiate
- propitiation
- propitiously
- propitiousness
Further reading
- propitious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- propitious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- propitious at OneLook Dictionary Search
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bland
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin blandus (“pleasant, flattering”).
Adjective
bland (comparative blander, superlative blandest)
- Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
- Lacking in taste, flavor, or vigor.
- 2012, John Shepherd, David Horn, Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
- First and foremost, alternative country artists generally claim to reject mainstream country music as musically indistinguishable from bland pop music, as lyrically superficial, and as having no artistic merit […]
- 2012, John Shepherd, David Horn, Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
- (figuratively) Lacking interest; boring; dull.
- (now rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.
- 1818, John Keats, Sonnet:
- Where didst thou find, young Bard, thy sounding lyre? / Where the bland accent, and the tender tone?
- 1818, John Keats, Sonnet:
Derived terms
- blanden
- blandness
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English blanden, blonden, from Old English blandan (“to blend, mix, mingle; trouble, disturb, corrupt”), from Proto-Germanic *blandan? (“to mix, blend”). Cognate with Icelandic blanda, Norwegian, Danish blande, Swedish blanda. See also blend.
Verb
bland (third-person singular simple present blands, present participle blanding, simple past and past participle blanded)
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To mix; blend; mingle.
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To connect; associate.
Etymology 3
From Middle English bland, from Old English bland, blond (“blending, mixture, confusion”), from Proto-Germanic *bland? (“a mixing, mixture”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?lend?- (“to grow turbid, dim, see badly, be blind”). Cognate with Icelandic blanda (“a mixture of liquids, especially of hot whey and water”).
Alternative forms
- blaind, blaund (Scotland)
Noun
bland (plural blands)
- (Britain dialectal) Mixture; union.
- A summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.
Derived terms
- in bland
References
- bland in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Danish
Verb
bland
- imperative of blande
German
Etymology
From Latin blandus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bland (not comparable)
- (medicine) bland
Declension
Further reading
- “bland” in Duden online
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Noun
bland n (genitive singular blands, no plural)
- mix
Declension
Derived terms
- bland í poka
Related terms
- blanda
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
bland
- imperative of blande
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
bland
- imperative of blande
Swedish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Preposition
bland
- among
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