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Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free.
Anita Loos

Meaning of "insipid" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INSIPID

From Latin insipidus, from in-1 + sapidus full of flavour, sapid.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INSIPID

insipid  [ɪnˈsɪpɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSIPID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insipid is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INSIPID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of insipid in the English dictionary

The definition of insipid in the dictionary is lacking spirit; boring. Other definition of insipid is lacking taste; unpalatable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSIPID


bicuspid
baɪˈkʌspɪd
canopied
ˈkænəpɪd
Cupid
ˈkjuːpɪd
cuspid
ˈkʌspɪd
glycolipid
ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈlɪpɪd
hispid
ˈhɪspɪd
intrepid
ɪnˈtrɛpɪd
limpid
ˈlɪmpɪd
lipid
ˈlaɪpɪd
lipide
ˈlaɪpɪd
phospholipid
ˌfɒsfəˈlɪpɪd
photocopied
ˈfəʊtəʊkɒpɪd
rapid
ˈræpɪd
sapid
ˈsæpɪd
stupid
ˈstjuːpɪd
tepid
ˈtɛpɪd
torpid
ˈtɔːpɪd
trepid
ˈtrepɪd
tricuspid
traɪˈkʌspɪd
vapid
ˈvæpɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSIPID

insincerely
insincerity
insinew
insinuate
insinuating
insinuatingly
insinuation
insinuative
insinuator
insinuatory
insipidity
insipidly
insipidness
insipience
insipient
insipiently
insist
insistence
insistency
insistent

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSIPID

acid
aid
android
avoid
bid
David
did
elapid
grid
id
kid
lepid
liquid
Madrid
mid
multicuspid
paid
said
salpid
vespid

Synonyms and antonyms of insipid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSIPID»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «insipid» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of insipid

Translation of «insipid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSIPID

Find out the translation of insipid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insipid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insipid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

平淡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insípida
570 millions of speakers

English

insipid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फीका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пресным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insípida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insipide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Insipid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fade
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

味気ない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시시한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insipid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô vị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவையற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरर्थक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tatsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insipido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mdły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прісним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insipid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανούσια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fadd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smakløs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insipid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSIPID»

The term «insipid» is regularly used and occupies the 89.858 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSIPID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insipid

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5 QUOTES WITH «INSIPID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word insipid.
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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Taste, which enables us to distinguish all that has a flavor from that which is insipid.
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William Congreve
Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing.
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Anita Loos
Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free.
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Logan Pearsall Smith
Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSIPID»

Discover the use of insipid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insipid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How We Got Insipid
A short story collection by the author of THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE and MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN. Limited to only 1500 copies.
Jonathan Lethem, 2006
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
I could propose divers ways of bringing this to trial, there being several insipid bodies which I have found this way diversiflable. Doyle, Works, IV. 263. 2. Without a definite taste; having a taste which from its faintness and undecided character ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1889
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
insensitive. insipid. but is often used synonymously with impassive or in reference to persons who by discipline have conquered the normal human susceptibility to pain or suffering <the Hindu striving for Nirvana renders himself impassible) or ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Bulletin
B— Insipid, better than or C. E B— Sweet, but insipid. flavor. C— Rather sweet, no acid, very poor E— Insipid, not so sweet as D. E Insipid. flavor. E— Not sweet, no acid, very poor C— Insipid, slightly more tart than B or E. C— Insipid. flavor.
‎1921
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A Repertory of Hering's Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica
Taste, dry: ||ArS.,Stront; bread, Ferr.,Thuya; food, woody, insipid, [Ferr. W flat. Taste, earthy: IFerr., Ipec., INux in., Tell.; during apyrexia (tertian),IIpec. Wclayey. Taste, like rotten eggs: W foul. Taste, empyreumatio: W burnt. Taste, fatty : W greasy.
Constantine Hering, 1896
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The Ultimate Sikhism Library:
||19|| Shalok, First Mehl: O Nanak, speaking insipid words, the body and mind become insipid. He is called the most insipid of the insipid; the most insipid of the insipid is his reputation. The insipid person is discarded in the Court of the Lord, ...
Publishthis, 2013
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Report of the Dominion Experimental Farms ...
White, tough ; insipid. ! Yellow, brittle ; rather insipid. Brown, brittle; insipid; over ri| ie. Brown, tough ; mild subacid. Brown, tough ; subacid ; good. Brown, brittle ; sweetish. Yellow, tough ; woody ; insipid. Brown, tough ; sharp acid. Brown, brittle  ...
Canada. Experimental Farms Service, 1896
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
INSIPID, DULL, FLAT. INSIPID, in Latin insipidus, from in and sapeo to taste, signifies without savor. DULL, ». Dull. FLAT, v. Flat. A want of spirit in the moral sense is designated by these epithets, which borrow their figurative meaning from ...
George Crabb, 1818
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The concordance repertory of the more characteristic ...
T. sweetish, sour or metallic on back part of tongue. Bism. Flat, insipid or bitter t. Borax, Bry., Puls., Sulph. Food has no t. Borax. T. bitter, putrid. Bov. T. sweetish, bitter, sour, acrid. Brom. T. flat, insipid, sweetish (Merc.); intensely bitter. Bry. (Ars.
William Daniel Gentry, 1890
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America's England: Antebellum Literature and Atlantic ...
“I may be open to the charge of having made them flat and insipid,” he admits (SB 1832, viii-ix). The phrase “flat and insipid” was used frequently by Gilpin to characterize a range of poorly conceived landscapes, ostensible productions of art ...
Christopher Hanlon, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSIPID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insipid is used in the context of the following news items.
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The tortured artist myth: how creativity really works - The Irish Times
Or will everything I make be too pleasant and insipid? According to the trope, I have no great depths to plumb, no searing pain I can mine for ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Flashback Friday: Four classic craft beers still worth drinking - LA …
The brewery takes a lot of flak, and is too often brushed off as insipid or boring, but based on the beer alone, it's hard to criticize Boston Lager. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
Reality TV Now Represents Our Greatest Chance At Controlling Our …
Yet somehow these insipid swaggering buffoons with their infantile existences are the saviours of modern man. Through their total lack of ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Rutter: Lake County Fair should rethink monkeys riding on dogs …
We're insipid by nature. Humans have employed animals to amuse themselves for 100,000 years. We once really liked watching large ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Hockey sabotages tax review | The New Daily
While that will make overseas holidays more expensive, all in all it is just what the insipid domestic economy needs. Exports will be cheaper for ... «The New Daily, Jul 15»
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Jim Sikes: Remember 'Les Fonds ' when it comes to stocks and …
Too much water and the results are insipid. Get the balance right and you have a winner. The bones give the stock texture – a certain viscosity. «Opelika Auburn News, Jul 15»
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Garsington at Wormsley | The Times
A seemingly inspired marriage proved an insipid mismatch. Richard Morrison. Published 1 minute ago. Rated to 2 stars. On paper it looked like ... «The Times, Jul 15»
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The Stroller - Martinsville Bulletin: Opinion
It means producing no injury: harmless; not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility: inoffensive, insipid. Example: “We're ... «Martinsville Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Here's Why You'll Never Meet Mr. Darcy On Tinder - MTV
... and her decision would be accepted as final.” Imagine if Lizzie Bennett hadn't been allowed to turn down the insipid Mr. Collins? The horror! «MTV.com, Jul 15»
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Strasser: Consciousness is beginning to change
... Bruno's Shop Smart and avoid the 1,500-mile trip that our food (if produce, usually insipid), on average, has to take to get to the supermarket. «Lake County News, Jul 15»

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