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Definition

lacking stimulating characteristics — especially in the flavor of food

a bland diet

bland = lacking stimulating characteristics — especially in the flavor of food

a bland little drama
If Atticus could blandly introduce me to Boo Radley at a time like this, well—that was Atticus.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

blandly = in a manner that is uninteresting

"It's a game, you see," pursued the general blandly.
Richard Connell -- The Most Dangerous Game

blandly = in an unremarkable manner (without strong emotion or other stimulation)

Her stomach shuddered, but she kept her voice bland.
J.D. Robb -- Glory in Death

bland = uninterestingly steady (lacking stimulating characteristics)

"It's just another place to live," Mr. Hart said blandly, "middle-class, some upper."
Victor Martinez -- Parrot in the Oven

blandly = in a manner that is dull or uninteresting

It was the Indian summer, and the calms, and almost the blandness of June, slept in the hazy atmosphere.
James Fenimore Cooper -- The Pathfinder

(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)

He could smell the blood beneath him, the sweet, bland odor penetrating his nostrils, informing him of a practicality.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
On the steps of a ball room I can see the romantic figure of Geoffrey Young; blue eyed; bland, immaculate.
Virginia Woolf -- A Sketch of the Past
"Good-morning, Bishop," greeted Holderness, blandly, baring his head.
Zane Grey -- The Heritage of the Desert
He turned on him a face of stone, insanely mixed between venom, blandness and misery.
T. H. White -- The Once and Future King

(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)

American tobacco was a little bland, he thought.
Tom Clancy -- The Hunt for Red October
He wasn't hungry much anymore, and the meals were bland because spices of any kind irritated his stomach.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song
I swallowed, tried to raise a bland smile.
Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You
When the dinner was served the spaghetti was a lump and the sauce was very bland.
Li Cunxin -- Mao's Last Dancer
I was also convinced that something as fun as deer hunting should never be portrayed as being something bland.
Willie & Korie Robertson -- The Duck Commander Family
"Investment is a game of luck," says Luke blandly.
Sophie Kinsella -- Confessoins of a Shopaholic
He was restricted to a bland diet.
Betty Mahmoody -- Not Without My Daughter
"You could regard her as that, if you wished," replied Chang with deprecating blandness.
James Hilton -- Lost Horizon

(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)

When he bent forward the result was so bland that after a moment Clara drew back her head and laughed.
Larry McMurtry -- Lonesome Dove

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