Bland Definition
An agreeable summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.
- oily-tongued
- honey-mouthed
- to remove or omit distinctive characteristics; make or become vapid
Other Word Forms of Bland
Adjective
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bland
- bland out
Origin of Bland
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From Middle English blanden, blonden, from Old English blandan (“to blend, mix, mingle; trouble, disturb, corrupt”), from Proto-Germanic *blandaną (“to mix, blend”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlendh- (“to grow turbid, dim, see badly, be blind”). Cognate with Danish and Norwegian blande, Swedish blanda (“to mix, mingle, shuffle, blend”), Icelandic blanda (“to mix”). See also blend.
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English bland, from Old English bland, blond (“blending, mixture, confusion”), from Proto-Germanic *blandą (“a mixing, mixture”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlendh- (“to grow turbid, dim, see badly, be blind”). Cognate with Icelandic blanda (“a mixture of liquids, especially of hot whey and water”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin blandus caressing, flattering mel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Ultimately from Latin blandus (“pleasant, flattering”).
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