Meaning & use
flavourless
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UK/ˈfleɪvələs/
US/ˈfleɪvərləs/
Meaning
adjectivenot comparableBritish
Having no taste or flavor; bland.
Grammar: Not usually used with 'more' or 'most'; something is either flavourless or not.
Patterns
- flavourless food
- taste flavourless
The soup was completely flavourless.
I added salt because the vegetables were flavourless.
Common combinations
- flavourless meal
- The hospital food was a flavourless meal.
- taste flavourless
- The water tasted flavourless after boiling.
- flavourless and boring
- The dish was flavourless and boring.
Synonyms and how they differ
- bland
- Bland means lacking strong flavor, often used for food that is not spicy or salty; flavourless is stronger, meaning no flavor at all.
- tasteless
- Tasteless can also mean lacking good judgment, but flavourless only refers to food.
Opposites
Word family
- flavour noun
- The taste of food or drink.
- flavourful adjective
- Having a strong, pleasant taste.
Commonly confused: flavourless or flavorous?
flavourless vs flavorous
Flavorous is rare and means full of flavor; flavourless means the opposite.
Practice
The cake was so ______ that I couldn't taste the vanilla.
Choose one answer.
Flavourless means having no taste, which fits the context. Flavourful means full of taste; flavored means having a particular taste added; flavoring is a noun.
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