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101suave — [[t]swɑv[/t]] adj. suav•er, suav•est smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane • Etymology: 1495–1505; < F < L suāvis sweet suave′ly, adv. suave′ness, suav′i•ty, n …
102bland — /blænd / (say bland) adjective 1. (of a person s manner) suave; deliberately agreeable or pleasant but often without real feeling. 2. soothing or balmy, as air. 3. mild, as food or medicines: *She spooned a mess, soft, sweet, and bland, into the… …
103suave — /swav / (say swahv) adjective (of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane. {French, from Latin suāvis sweet, pleasant; replacing suaif, from Old French} –suavely, adverb …
104bland — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting. 2) (of food or drink) lacking flavour or seasoning. DERIVATIVES blandly adverb blandness noun. ORIGIN Latin blandus soft, smooth …
105blandness — bland ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting. 2) (of food or drink) lacking flavour or seasoning. DERIVATIVES blandly adverb blandness noun. ORIGIN Latin blandus soft, smooth …
106Barbie doll — ☆ Barbie doll n. [see BARBIE] Informal a young woman or girl thought of as being variously superficial, vacuous, blandly attractive, etc.: usually used with mild contempt or derision Barbie doll adj …
107bland — [bland] adj. [L blandus, mild, prob. < IE base * mḷdu , soft, var. of * mel : see MILL1] 1. pleasantly smooth in manner; suave 2. mild and soothing; not sharp, harsh, etc. [bland medicine] 3. tasteless, insipid, dull, etc. SYN. SOFT …
108suave — [swäv] adj. suaver, suavest [MFr < L suavis,SWEET] smoothly gracious or polite; polished; blandly ingratiating; urbane suavely adv. suaveness n. SYN. SUAVE suggests the smoothly gracious social manner of one who deals with people easily and… …
109synth-pop — [sinth′päp΄] n. a kind of popular music, esp. of the 1980s, emphasizing the use of synthesizers and often characterized by blandly monotonous rhythms and optimistic lyrics …
110bland — adj. 1 a mild, not irritating. b tasteless, unstimulating, insipid. 2 gentle in manner; suave. Derivatives: blandly adv. blandness n. Etymology: L blandus soft, smooth …
