Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blandness

/ˈblæːndˌnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: bland-ness
IPA: /ˈblæːndˌnəs/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These temporary apprehensions, so vague but so awful, derived a wondrous potency from the contrasting serenity of the weather, in which, beneath all its blue blandness, some thought there lurked a devilish charm, as for days and days we voyaged along, through seas so wearily, lonesomely mild, that all space, in repugnance to our vengeful errand, seemed vacating itself of life before our urn-like prow."
"But generally, these summits have been real snoozers, producing statements of such vague blandness that they make G-20 resolutions read like Harry Potter page-turners."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bland Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English blandness From bland + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈblæːndˌnəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

blandnesses (plural)

Synonyms

flavorlessness dullness insipidness suavity suaveness smoothness insipidity

Rhymes With

sandness

Questions

How do you pronounce blandness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblæːndˌnəs/.
What does blandness mean?: The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland.
Where does blandness come from?: Etymology tree English bland Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English blandness From bland + -ness.

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