— insipidity, insipidness , n. — insipidly , adv.
/in sip"id/ , adj.
1. without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
2. without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink; bland: a rather insipid soup.
[ 1610-20; insipidus, equiv. to in- IN- 3 + -sipidus, comb. form of sapidus SAPID ]
Syn. 1, 2. flat, dull, uninteresting. 2. tasteless, bland.