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Meaning of "insipidity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INSIPIDITY

insipidity  [ˌɪnsɪˈpɪdɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSIPIDITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insipidity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INSIPIDITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of insipidity in the English dictionary

The definition of insipidity in the dictionary is the quality or state of lacking spirit or being boring. Other definition of insipidity is lacking taste; unpalatable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSIPIDITY


acidity
əˈsɪdɪtɪ
aridity
əˈrɪdɪtɪ
comorbidity
ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
cupidity
kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
fluidity
fluːˈɪdɪtɪ
hispidity
hɪsˈpɪdɪtɪ
humidity
hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ
intrepidity
ˌɪntrɪˈpɪdɪtɪ
invalidity
ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪtɪ
limpidity
lɪmˈpɪdɪtɪ
liquidity
lɪˈkwɪdɪtɪ
morbidity
mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
rapidity
rəˈpɪdɪtɪ
rigidity
rɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ
sapidity
səˈpɪdɪtɪ
stupidity
stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
tepidity
tɛˈpɪdɪtɪ
torpidity
tɔːˈpɪdɪtɪ
turbidity
tɜːˈbɪdɪtɪ
vapidity
væˈpɪdɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSIPIDITY

insincerity
insinew
insinuate
insinuating
insinuatingly
insinuation
insinuative
insinuator
insinuatory
insipid
insipidly
insipidness
insipience
insipient
insipiently
insist
insistence
insistency
insistent
insistently

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSIPIDITY

absolute humidity
avidity
face validity
flaccidity
frigidity
gravidity
hyperacidity
lividity
lucidity
modulus of rigidity
nudity
placidity
putridity
rancidity
relative humidity
solidity
superfluidity
timidity
torridity
validity
viscidity

Synonyms and antonyms of insipidity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSIPIDITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «insipidity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of insipidity

Translation of «insipidity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSIPIDITY

Find out the translation of insipidity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insipidity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insipidity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无味
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insipidez
570 millions of speakers

English

insipidity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फीकापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفاهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безвкусица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insipidez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরসতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insipidité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecacatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fadheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無味
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무미건조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insipidity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô vị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

insipidity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्काळजीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tatsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insipidezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

insipidity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

несмак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsă de haz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αηδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

insipidity
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

insipidity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

insipidity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insipidity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSIPIDITY»

The term «insipidity» is normally little used and occupies the 120.354 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSIPIDITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «insipidity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «insipidity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insipidity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSIPIDITY»

Discover the use of insipidity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insipidity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The young lady's own book: a manual of intellectual ...
... of affectation, is an infallible symptom and sure companion of true DELICACY. INSIPIDITY. Nature has undoubtedly bestowed different talents upon different individuals, and it is not possible, therefore, for all equally to share in conversation.
Author of The young man's own book, 1841
2
A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English: ...
Mallder, j. m. (mail) Softnesi, laxity, looseness of manners, wantonness; a soddened state ; Insipidity; a blast; sottiíhnefs. Malldorç t. f.— pi. mclídyrç (mail — torç) A kibe on the hecl. Malldra, s. m. (mail) Sostness, laxity, looseness of behaviour ...
William Owen Pughe, 1803
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The Young Lady's Own Book: A Manual of Intellectual ...
INSIPIDITY. NATURE has undoubtedly bestowed different talents upon different individuals, and it is not possible, therefore, for all equally to share in conversation. It is not in our power to be brilliant wits, unless we are endowed with the ...
‎1832
4
The Collected Works of William Hazlitt: The principal ...
People talk of the insipidity of Guido. Oh ! let me drink long, repeated, relishing draughts of such insipidity ! If delicacy, beauty, and grace are insipidity, I too profess myself an idolizer of insipidity : I will venture one assertion, which is, that no ...
William Hazlitt, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover, 1903
5
The Southern literary messenger
" Mademoiselle divides her time equally between the two fortunate spots." " As Mademoiselle, she would not admit a compliment." While speaking she arranged her veil in graceful folds on the further side. "Pardon, Madame, the insipidity of my  ...
‎1860
6
Contributions to a New Revision, Or, A Critical Companion to ...
17. sent me not (add forth) to baptize, but to announce glad tidings, not in (E with) wisdom of discourse, that I might not empty (E make void) the crow of the Christ. 18. preaching, (E) word; foolishness, or insipidity, but to us, who are being (E) ...
Robert Young, 1881
7
The collected works of William Hazlitt
People talk of the insipidity of Guido. Oh ! let me drink long, repeated, relishing draughts of such insipidity! If delicacy, beauty, and grace are insipidity, I too profess myself an idolizer of insipidity : I will venture one assertion, which is, that no ...
William Hazlitt, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover, 1903
8
The Southern Literary Messenger: Devoted to Every Department ...
Mademoiselle divides her time equally between tlie two fortunate spots." " As Mademoiselle, she would not admit a compliment." While speaking she arranged her veil in graceful folds on the further side. " Pardon, Madame, the insipidity of my ...
James E. Heath, Edgar Allan Poe, Thomas W. White, 1860
9
Scribner's Magazine
On the other hand, the predominance of the element of style rarely results in the insipidity which elsewhere seems the inevitable fate of the refugee from the rococo. The devotion to form is sometimes tiresome, as in superficial articles and  ...
Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Dashiell, 1889
10
Scribner's Magazine ...
On the other hand, the predominance of the element of style rarely results in the insipidity which elsewhere seems the inevitable fate of the refugee from the rococo. The devotion to form is sometimes tiresome, as in superficial articles and  ...
‎1889

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSIPIDITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insipidity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rutter: Lake County Fair should rethink monkeys riding on dogs …
So the insipidity of the "Banana Derby" and several competing monkey/dog showbiz franchises is not imposed on the presumed higher species ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Jared Fogle caught in a media storm
His charm is a kind of Johnny Carson-like insipidity that may not excite but wears well over time.” Call Star reporter Madeline Buckley at (317) ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
3
A man without qualities: Jared Fogle was, and still might be, the …
“His persona is friendly, not funny; kindly, not abrasive. His charm is a kind of Johnny Carson-like insipidity that may not excite but wears well ... «National Post, Jul 15»
4
Archive: Indiana's Jared Fogle defies odds with Subway staying power
His charm is a kind of Johnny Carson-like insipidity that may not excite but wears well over time. Charmin's milquetoast Mr. Whipple, remember, ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
5
A bio-pic on Sanjay Gandhi? Great idea but good luck making it …
To be acceptable to all sides it will have to be sanitized to the point of insipidity. Or risk inflaming passions because there are no end to he-said ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
6
Philadelphia Has Officially Ruined the Fourth of July
... to find a happy medium between mind-numbing insipidity and potty-mouthed misogyny (with maybe a dash of actual patriotism thrown in). «Philadelphia Magazine, Jun 15»
7
Hans Ulrich Obrist and the rise of the curator
PR advisers now seem to train their charges to maximise evasiveness and insipidity, to the point where one can only goggle at pollies or ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
8
Rear Window's 2012
Their bizarre denials about balance sheet strength (a second capital raising soon followed) were eclipsed only by the insipidity of its new ... «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»
9
Morning Bits
Tom Friedman of the New York Times infamously called it a 'doctrine,' in the sense of the Stimson or Truman or Nixon doctrines. But insipidity ... «Washington Post, May 15»
10
Robert Amos: Finding the art within the abstract
Certainly, some were the same pieces that had offended me before — pools of dull watercolour washed to a dishwater insipidity and left to dry ... «Times Colonist, May 15»

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