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taste·less

(tāst′lĭs)

adj.

1. Lacking flavor; insipid.

2. Not having or showing good taste.

taste′less·ly adv.

taste′less·ness n.

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tasteless

(ˈteɪstlɪs)

adj

1. lacking in flavour; insipid

2. lacking social or aesthetic taste

3. rare unable to taste

ˈtastelessly adv

ˈtastelessness n

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taste•less

(ˈteɪst lɪs)

adj.

1. having no taste or flavor; insipid.

2. dull; uninteresting.

3. having or displaying bad taste; devoid of good taste.

[1585–95]

taste′less•ly, adv.

taste′less•ness, n.

tasteless

– distasteful

1. 'tasteless'

Something that is tasteless is vulgar and unattractive.

...a flat crammed with spectacularly tasteless objets d'art.

Apart from a few tasteless remarks, he was reasonably well-behaved.

Tasteless food has very little flavour.

...cold, tasteless pizzas.

2. 'distasteful'

If something is distasteful to you, you dislike it or disapprove of it.

Unnecessary slaughter of animals is distasteful to most people.

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Adj.	1.	tasteless - lacking flavor unappetising, unappetizing - not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste unpalatable - not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior" tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
	2.	tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste inelegant - lacking in refinement or grace or good taste pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" tasteful - having or showing or conforming to good taste

tasteless

adjective

1. gaudy, cheap, vulgar, tacky (informal), flashy, naff (Brit. slang), garish, inelegant, tawdry spectacularly tasteless objets d'art
gaudy elegant, refined, graceful, tasteful

2. vulgar, crude, improper, low, gross, rude, coarse, crass, unseemly, indiscreet, tactless, uncouth, impolite, graceless, indelicate, indecorous a tasteless remark

3. insipid, bland, flat, boring, thin, weak, dull, mild, tame, watered-down, uninteresting, uninspired, vapid, flavourless The fish was mushy and tasteless.
insipid delicious, tasty, delectable, savoury, flavoursome, scrumptious (informal), appetizing

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tasteless

adjective

1. Lacking an appetizing flavor:

bland, flat, flavorless, insipid, unsavory.

2. Lacking style and good taste:

inelegant, unbecoming.

Informal: tacky.

3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:

barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, rude, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar.

Translations

تَفِهلا ذَوْق لَهلا طَعْمَ لَه

nevkusnýbez chutifádnínetaktní

smagløssmagsløs

geschmacklos fade

άγευστος άγουστος κακόγουστος

insípido desabrido

mauton

fade de mauvais goût

neukusan

ízetlen

tawar

bragîlaussmekklaus

di cattivo gusto insapore insipido

味のない

맛없는

безвкусный бестактный пресный

fádnynevkusný

brez okusaneokusen

smaklös

ไม่มีรสนิยม

kaba tatsız tatsız tuzsuzzevksiz

vô vị

乏味的无味的无辨别力的没味道的

tasteless

[ˈteɪstlɪs] ADJ

1. (= without flavour)

1.1. (by nature) [substance] → insípido
sodium is tasteless → el sodio es insípido or no tiene sabor

1.2. (pej) (through cooking) [food, meal] → soso, insípido
the fish was tasteless → el pescado estaba soso or no sabía a nada

2. (= vulgar) [ornament, decor] → de mal gusto, ordinario

3. (= offensive) [remark, joke] → de mal gusto

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tasteless

[ˈteɪstləs] adj

[food] → qui n'a aucun goût

[remark, joke] → de mauvais goût
a tasteless remark → une remarque de mauvais goût

[ornament, outfit] → de mauvais goût

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tasteless

adj (lit, fig) → geschmacklos; food also → fade

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tasteless

[ˈteɪstlɪs] adj (food) → insipido/a; (decor, joke, remark) → di cattivo gusto

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taste

(teist) verb

1. to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something. I can taste ginger in this cake.

2. to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it. Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.

3. to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting. This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.

4. to eat (food) especially with enjoyment. I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.

5. to experience. He tasted the delights of country life.

noun

1. one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour. one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.

2. the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense. This wine has an unusual taste.

3. an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting. Do have a taste of this cake!

4. a liking or preference. a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.

5. the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful. She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.

ˈtasteful adjective

showing good judgement or taste. a tasteful flower arrangement.

ˈtastefully adverb

ˈtastefulness noun

ˈtasteless adjective

1. lacking flavour. tasteless food.

2. showing a lack of good taste or judgement. tasteless behaviour.

ˈtastelessly adverb

ˈtastelessness noun

-tasting

having a (particular kind of) taste. a sweet-tasting liquid.

ˈtasty adjective

having a good, especially savoury, flavour. tasty food.

ˈtastiness noun

tasteless

→ تَفِه nevkusný smagløs geschmacklos κακόγουστος insípido mauton fade neukusan insapore 味のない 맛없는 smakeloos smakløs niesmaczny insípido безвкусный smaklös ไม่มีรสนิยม tatsız tuzsuz vô vị 没味道的

tasteless

a. insípido-a, sin sabor.

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Next, the butter--the sham and tasteless butter; no salt in it, and made of goodness knows what.

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The food consisted of about a pound of some solid substance of the consistency of cheese and almost tasteless, while the liquid was apparently milk from some animal.

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Come thou, and if I am too tasteless of thy valuable treasures, warm my heart with the transporting thought of conveying them to others.

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The sparkle and bubble has gone out and it is a tasteless drink."

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A tasteless and barbaric display, a vulgar generosity, an ignorant and purposeless prodigality.

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From the pepper cruet you may shake a cloud of something tasteless and melancholy, like volcanic dust.

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The lakes aforesaid send him their waters, and with these, and others that come to him, he makes a grand and imposing entrance into Portugal; but for all that, go where he may, he shows his melancholy and sadness, and takes no pride in breeding dainty choice fish, only coarse and tasteless sorts, very different from those of the golden Tagus.

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Still, her education and habits triumphed, and she would not commend what she regarded as ingenuity misspent, and tasteless, because senseless, luxury.

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Ten to one, you would have thought him a tasteless, indiscreet, methodistical man.

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And she could not see him otherwise, for he was connected with what there was of the salt of passion in her tasteless life - the passion of indignation, of courage, of pity, and even of self-sacrifice.

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The idea of some active good within her reach, "haunted her like a passion," and another's need having once come to her as a distinct image, preoccupied her desire with the yearning to give relief, and made her own ease tasteless. She was full of confident hope about this interview with Lydgate, never heeding what was said of his personal reserve; never heeding that she was a very young woman.

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Never, thought Tara of Helium, had aught so delicious impinged upon her palate, and yet it was naught else than the almost tasteless usa, which is considered to be palatable only after having been cooked and highly spiced.