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UK
/blˈændnəs/
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[ US /ˈbɫændnəs/ ]
[ US /ˈbɫændnəs/ ]
NOUN
- the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
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the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern
the blandness of his confession enraged the judge - lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
How To Use blandness In A Sentence
- The blandness makes the whole exercise appear rather elusive and flimsy. Times, Sunday Times
- Am I ready for the blandness of tasteful white walls and artistic black and white photographic prints?
- The poor must be grateful for gimcrack blandness. Times, Sunday Times
- The smooth blandness of the mascarpone was a nice foil to the prunes - texturally and flavorwise - and did a nice job of gussying up what is essentially a no-fuss dessert. Frankie's Spuntino's Wine-Stewed Prunes and Mascarpone
- Bergman moves the entire sequence from gothic, candle-illuminated lighting to electric, reflecting both the otherworldliness of the atmosphere and its unbeautiful blandness.
- Gunn's new job at Liz Claiborne is to "to bring a sense of excitement about fashion to a corporate culture known for blandness and to effect a change in the perception of its brands, from outdated to fashionable. A role model in better clothes
- They floated, and she began to suspect their blandness was a form of turtle happiness, or at least contentment, from the way they blinked their eyes in the sun, and continued to float. Something Unpredictable
- Unfortunately these are nestled in an album noteworthy mostly for its blandness.
- Like indie rock, alt-weeklies always seemed like an unshakable bastion of uncorrupted cool in a world of over-commercialized blandness and a fundamental component of an ill-spent adolescence. Josh Rosenblatt: Hoping to Compensate for Their Waning Influence, Alt-Weeklies Sacrifice Quality for Sensory Overload
- It could be argued that a little bit of humour does much to leaven the blandness of what passes for reporting and analysis in the press.