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- pronunciation:
- ihn
sI
pihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not interesting; dull.
It's an exciting play, but the cast gave an insipid performance.- synonyms:
- bland, dull, jejune, tame, vapid
- antonyms:
- exciting, interesting, sapid
- similar words:
- arid, banal, barren, boring, flat, humdrum, innocuous, listless, neutral, prosaic, stale, tedious, tired, unimaginative
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| definition 2: |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless.
Every day at the hospital, they served some kind of insipid soup.- synonyms:
- flavorless, savorless, tasteless, vapid
- antonyms:
- robust, sapid, savory, tasty
- similar words:
- bland, unappetizing, unpalatable, unsavory, weak
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| related words: |
atrocious, dead, empty, innocuous, monotonous, threadbare |
adverb + (adj.)insipid
fairly, mostly, pretty, rather, somewhat
(adj.)insipid
+ noun
arrangement, bread, color, cook, incident, joke, lady, music, rain, sort, spirit, statue, text, texture, tune, wall
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| derivations: |
insipidly (adv.), insipidity (n.), insipidness (n.) |
The word insipid
contains the following part:
in-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-2 occurs in Latin loanwords and attaches to Latinate bases. The bases of most words prefixed with in-2 are independent
adjectives ( inadvertent
, incognizant
), although the base adjective may no longer be in widespread use (as with incessant
). Exceptions include iniquitous
and indignant
. -in 2 has multiple forms, as the 'n' sound in in-2 assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms ig-, il-2, im-2, and ir-2.
Example words:
inaccurate, inadvertent, inalienable, inanimate, inappropriate, inapt, inarticulate, inaudible, inauspicious, incapable, incessant, incest, incognito, incognizant, incommensurate, incommodious, incompetent, incomplete, incomprehensible, inconceivable, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsiderate, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconvenient, incorporeal, incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incredible, incredulous, incurable, indecorous, indefeasible, indefinite, indelible, indemnify, independence, independent, indescribable, indestructible, indignant, indirect, indispose, indistinct, individual, indivisible, indolent, indomitable, indubitable, inedible, ineffable, inefficient, ineluctable, inept, inequality, inequity, ineradicable, inert, inevitable, inexorable, inexpensive, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, infamous, infelicitous, infidel, infidelity, infinite, infinitesimal, infirmity, informal, infrequent, inimical, inimitable, iniquitous, iniquity, injure, injury, innocuous, innominate, inordinate, insane, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insipid, insolent, insomnia, insouciant, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, intransigent, intransitive, intrepid, invaluable, inveracity, invincible, invisible, irregular
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