unspicy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈspaɪsi/ UK /ʌnˈspaɪsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
lacking spice or pungent flavor; mild

They ordered an unspicy curry for the children.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · lacking spice or pungent... mild bland tameflavorless

Opposites

spicy hot pungent piquant

Word family

Related forms spice spicy

Etymology

From un- ('not') + spicy, from spice, from Old French espice, from Late Latin species ('goods, wares, spice'), from Latin species ('kind, appearance').

un- Old English species Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unspicy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈspaɪsi/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈspaɪsi/

## Meanings
1. lacking spice or pungent flavor; mild

## Examples
- They ordered an unspicy curry for the children.

## Synonyms
- mild
- bland
- tame
- flavorless

## Antonyms
- spicy
- hot
- pungent
- piquant

## Related Forms
- spice
- spicy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: species

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + spicy, from spice, from Old French espice, from Late Latin species ('goods, wares, spice'), from Latin species ('kind, appearance').

## AI Etymology
Unspicy comes from un- ('not') + spicy, from spice, from Old French espice, from Late Latin species ('goods, wares, spice'), from Latin species ('kind, appearance'). In current use it is an adjective meaning "lacking spice or pungent flavor; mild". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The prefix un- is negative or privative, marking the absence, denial, or opposite of the base idea. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English un- and Latin species. Related English forms include spice and spicy. As a result, the modern word is best read as a negative, privative, or reversative formation built on a historically older base.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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