different between unexciting vs insipid
unexciting
English
Etymology
un- +? exciting
Adjective
unexciting (comparative more unexciting, superlative most unexciting)
- Not exciting
- 1992 April 5, "The Full House", Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2:
- B. Wooster: Of all the places on this great planet of ours, West Neck, Long Island, has chosen to be the most unexciting. The last time anything remotely interesting happened here was in 1842, when a tree fell over. They still talk about it in the village.
- 1992 April 5, "The Full House", Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2:
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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)
- Unappetizingly flavorless.
- Synonyms: tasteless, bland, vapid, wearish
- 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)
- insipid, tasteless
Declension
Related terms
- insipiditate
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