tasteless

CEFRB1

/ˈteɪstləs/

adjective

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having little flavor or showing poor judgment.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Lacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.

Examples

  • Did you see that couple in matching outfits just now? How tasteless!

  • Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Having no flavour; bland; insipid.

More examples

In context

  • I don't like apples. All of them seem tasteless to me.

  • They accused the cook of being a hack, claiming that the soup was tasteless.

  • They accused the designer of being a tasteless hack.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The soup was completely blank because they forgot to add any seasoning.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

adjective

From taste + -less.