US /ˌɪnˈsɪpəd/ UK /ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/
adj Freq #37679

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    lacking interest or significance or impact

    An insipid personality.

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Synonyms
1 adj · lacking interest or... jejune
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Word family
Derived forms insipidityinsipidlyinsipidnessuninsipid
Related forms boringinsipientweaksapient

Etymology

From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).

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