Gadit

insipid

Definitions (2)
1adjectiveLacking flavor or taste; bland.
The soup was insipid and needed more spices.
She found the tea insipid and added a slice of lemon.
The pasta was insipid without any sauce.
2adjectiveLacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge; dull.
The lecture was insipid and put everyone to sleep.
He found the movie insipid and left halfway through.
The book was insipid, with no exciting plot twists.
Word Origin
Language
Latin
Original word
insipidus
Word parts
in (not) + sapidus (tasty)
Originally meant
not tasty
Background
The word 'insipid' comes from the Latin 'insipidus', which combines 'in-' meaning 'not' and 'sapidus' meaning 'tasty'. It entered English in the early 17th century to describe food and drink lacking flavor, and later expanded to describe anything dull or uninteresting.