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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInsipidez
Pronunciation / Transliteration: in.si.piˈdes
"A insipidez do prato foi notada pelos críticos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of lacking flavor or interest.
"The dish was criticized for its tastelessness, as it lacked any distinctive flavors." - 2
A lack of aesthetic or cultural refinement.
"His tastelessness in fashion choices often drew disapproving looks from his peers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective tasteless, combining the Middle English root 'tast' (from Old French 'taster', ultimately from Latin 'taxare') with the Germanic suffix '-less' (meaning lacking) and the nominalizing suffix '-ness' (Old English '-nes'). Historically evolving from the physical sense of lacking flavor to describe a deficiency in aesthetic judgment or social decorum by the 18th century, directly corresponding to the Italian expression 'di cattivo gusto'.
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Insipidité
Transliteration: ɛ̃.si.pi.di.te
"La insipidité du plat a déçu les critiques."
Geschmacklosigkeit
Transliteration: ɡəˈʃmakloːzɪçkaɪt
"Die Geschmacklosigkeit des Gerichts wurde von den Gästen kritisiert."
Insipidezza
Transliteration: in.si.piˈdɛt.tsa
"L'insipidezza del piatto ha deluso i commensali."
Insipidez
Transliteration: in.si.piˈðeθ
"La insipidez de la comida fue evidente en la crítica."
Insipidez
Transliteration: in.si.piˈdes
"A insipidez do prato foi notada pelos críticos."
स्वादहीनता
Transliteration: svādhīntā
"इस व्यंजन की स्वादहीनता ने सभी को निराश किया।"
无味
Transliteration: wúwèi
"这道菜的无味让人失望。"
무미
Transliteration: mum-i
"이 요리의 무미는 실망스러웠다."
無味
Transliteration: mumi
"この料理の無味さは失望を招いた。"
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