6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bland \Bland\, a. [L. blandus, of unknown origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. "Exhilarating vapor bland." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: bland adj 1: lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated stomach" [ant: {pungent}] 2: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {flat}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}] 3: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: {flat}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 128 Moby Thesaurus words for "bland": abstract, adulatory, balmy, banal, bare, barren, blah, blandishing, blank, blarneying, bleached, boring, broad, buttery, cajoling, calm, changeable, characterless, civilized, clear, collective, complimentary, composed, cool, courtierly, courtly, devoid, disarming, dull, empty, faint, fair-spoken, fawning, featureless, fine-spoken, flat, flattering, fulsome, general, generalized, generic, gentle, glib, good-natured, gushing, halfhearted, hollow, honey-mouthed, honey-tongued, honeyed, inane, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate, infirm of purpose, infirm of will, ingratiating, insincere, insinuating, insipid, insouciant, irresolute, judicious, lenient, mealymouthed, mild, mild as milk, milk-and-water, milky, moderate, mushy, namby-pamby, nebulous, neutral, nonchalant, nonspecific, nonviolent, null, null and void, obsequious, oily, oily-tongued, pacifistic, peaceable, peaceful, prudent, sapless, slimy, slobbery, smarmy, smooth, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, smug, soapy, sober, soft, soft-soaping, soft-spoken, soothing, suave, suave-spoken, sycophantic, tame, tasteless, temperate, uncharacterized, unctuous, undifferentiated, unemotional, uninteresting, unrelieved, unruffled, unspecified, urbane, vacant, vacuous, vague, vapid, void, waterish, watery, wheedling, white, wide, wishy-washy, with nothing inside, without content From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Bland, MO (city, FIPS 6256) Location: 38.30058 N, 91.63255 W Population (1990): 651 (277 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65014 Bland, VA Zip code(s): 24315 From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]: Bland -- U.S. County in Virginia Population (2000): 6871 Housing Units (2000): 3161 Land area (2000): 358.668496 sq. miles (928.947101 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.063072 sq. miles (0.163357 sq. km) Total area (2000): 358.731568 sq. miles (929.110458 sq. km) Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51 Location: 37.132329 N, 81.126500 W Headwords: Bland Bland, VA Bland County Bland County, VA From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Bland, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 565 Housing Units (2000): 299 Land area (2000): 0.641615 sq. miles (1.661774 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.641615 sq. miles (1.661774 sq. km) FIPS code: 06256 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 38.302510 N, 91.634232 W ZIP Codes (1990): 65014 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bland, MO Bland
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