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Bland

Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.

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Diplomatic 84% connected

Alt. of Diplomatical

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Diplomatic 84% connected

Alt. of Diplomatical

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Diplomatical 84% connected

Pertaining to diplomacy; relating to the foreign ministers at a court, who are called the diplomatic body.

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Diplomatical 84% connected

Pertaining to diplomacy; relating to the foreign ministers at a court, who are called the diplomatic body.

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Tasteless 84% connected

Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.

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Tasteless 84% connected

Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.

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Blandness 74% connected

The state or quality of being bland.

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Blandness 74% connected

The state or quality of being bland.

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Smoothness 74% connected

Quality or state of being smooth.

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Smoothness 74% connected

Quality or state of being smooth.

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Flat 92% connected

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Insipid 92% connected

Wanting in the qualities which affect the organs of taste; without taste or savor; vapid; tasteless; as, insipid drink or food.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Politic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body.

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Savorless 92% connected

Having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid.

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Smooth 92% connected

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

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Suave 92% connected

Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner; bland.

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Vapid 92% connected

Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state of the blood.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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