Insipidity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest

lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsɪpˈɪdᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsɪpˈɪdɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsɪpˈɪdɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪnsɪpˈɪdᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blandness dreariness boringness insipidness

Word Forms

boring	adjective	so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain
dreary	adjective	lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
insipid	adjective	lacking interest or significance or impact
bland	adjective	lacking taste or flavor or tang

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fade

extreme Stumpfheit; es mangelt an Geist oder Interesse

🇫🇷French

insipidité

extrême matité; manque d'entrain ou d'intérêt

🇪🇸Spanish

desazón

embotamiento extremo; falta de espíritu o interés

🇮🇹Italian

insipidezza

ottusità estrema; privo di spirito o interesse

🇳🇱Dutch

smakeloosheid

extreme saaiheid; gebrek aan geestdrift of belangstelling

🇵🇹Portuguese

insipidez

embotamento extremo; falta de espírito ou interesse

🇷🇺Russian

пресность

крайняя тупость; отсутствие духа или интереса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फीकापन

अत्यधिक नीरसता; भावना या रुचि की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অদম্যতা

চরম নিস্তেজতা; আত্মা বা আগ্রহের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனம்

தீவிர மந்தமான தன்மை; ஆவி அல்லது ஆர்வம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలివితక్కువతనం

విపరీతమైన నీరసం; ఆత్మ లేదా ఆసక్తి లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अशक्तपणा

अत्यंत मंदपणा; आत्मा किंवा स्वारस्य नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટતા

ભારે નીરસતા; ભાવના અથવા રસનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟತೆ

ವಿಪರೀತ ಮಂದತೆ; ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಅಥವಾ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിസ്സംഗത

അങ്ങേയറ്റം മന്ദത; ആത്മാവോ താൽപ്പര്യമോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਸੁਸਤੀ; ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

انتہائی سستی؛ جذبہ یا دلچسپی کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平淡

极度迟钝；缺乏精神或兴趣

🇯🇵Japanese

味気ない

極度のくすみ。精神や興味が欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

무미

극도의 둔함; 정신이나 관심이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhạt nhẽo

cực kỳ buồn tẻ; thiếu tinh thần hoặc sự quan tâm

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่จืดจาง

ความหมองคล้ำมาก ขาดจิตวิญญาณหรือความสนใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa tawar

sangat membosankan; kurang semangat atau minat

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-hiyaan

matinding pagkapurol; kulang sa espiritu o interes

🇲🇾Malay

hambar

kebodohan yang melampau; kurang semangat atau minat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بواخة

بلادة شديدة تفتقر إلى الروح أو الاهتمام

🇮🇷Persian

بی حیایی

کسالت شدید؛ فاقد روحیه یا علاقه

🇹🇷Turkish

yavanlık

aşırı donukluk; ruh veya ilgi eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְפֵלוּת

קהות קיצונית; חסר רוח או עניין

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The primary meaning of 'insipidity' is 'extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest'.

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