blandness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern
the blandness of his confession enraged the judge
Types & categories
- unemotionality hypernym
Related & opposite
- smooth derivation
Sense 2 noun
lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
Types & categories
- unappetizingness hypernym
Related & opposite
- bland derivation
Sense 3 noun
the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
Types & categories
- graciousness hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | smooth |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | unemotionality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bland |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | unappetizingness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | smooth |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | debonair |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | graciousness |