tasteless

Word family  noun taste distaste tastefulness taster tasting adjective tasteful ≠ tasteless distasteful tasty verb taste adverb tastefully distastefully

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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taste·less /ˈteɪstləs/ adjective  1. DFTASTE OF FOOD OR DRINKfood or drink that is tasteless is unpleasant because it has no particular taste 〔食品或饮料〕无味道的2  UNPLEASANTslightly offensive 不得体的 a tasteless remark 不得体的话语3  TASTE IN CLOTHES, MUSIC ETCmade, decorated, or chosen with bad taste 没有品位的，格调很低的，庸俗的 a tasteless outfit 一套没有品位的衣服 ugly and tasteless housing 丑陋、无品位的住宅

Examples from the Corpus

tasteless• I found none of the double entendres in Whiplash Whispers funny, and the illustrations were a bit tasteless.• I think a lot of modern architecture is completely tasteless.• The salad was limp and tasteless.• Why is airplane food always so tasteless?• Sugar maple sap is nearly tasteless and about 98 percent water.• The muffin is tasteless, being a very poor substitute for bread, which is served on the Continent.• Comments ranged from tasteless, bland and bitter to very easy to drink.• It was an ugly room with tasteless decorations and shabby furniture.• gaudy and tasteless designs• Eating the cake, he had felt it like tasteless dough in his mouth, every mouthful an act of shared indecency.• tasteless jokes• Rohypnol is tasteless, odorless, and up to 20 times more powerful than Valium.• Cheap food need not be tasteless or boring.• a plate of tasteless, overcooked vegetables• Breakfast was a bowl of weak, milky coffee and a tasteless roll of bread.• a tasteless TV talk show

taste·less adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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tasteless
taste‧less /ˈteɪstləs/ adjective1. food or drink that is tasteless is unpleasant because it has no particular taste
2. slightly offensive:
    a tasteless remark
3. made, decorated, or chosen with bad taste:
    a tasteless outfit
    ugly and tasteless housing

taste·lessBrE /ˈteɪstləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈteɪstləs/ 🔊 adjectivehaving little or no flavour 无味的；不可口的◆tasteless soup淡而无味的汤offensive and not appropriate 不雅的；粗俗的；不得体的；煞风景的◆tasteless jokes粗俗的笑话showing a lack of the ability to choose things that people recognize as attractive and of good quality 俗气的；格调低的▸ taste·less·ly BrE /ˈteɪstləsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈteɪstləsli/ 🔊 adverb▸ taste·less·ness BrE /ˈteɪstləsnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈteɪstləsnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]