blandness

noun

as in dullness

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Recent Examples of blandness But so much choice can mean repetitiveness at best, and blandness at worst. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026 Yes, nobody wants blandness from managers. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026 The blandness starts with its images and affects its performances, too. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026 Obviously the blandness of a tan wall offends them. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026 The amount of color many of us encounter day to day keeps shrinking, Williams points out, largely because blandness is cheaper to produce and easier to sell. — Angela Haupt, Time, 30 June 2026 Dawn Heuer, the founder of The Heuer Design Collective in Atlanta, Georgia, shares similar feelings regarding the blandness of gray. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 That geographic blandness only emphasizes the film’s other shortcomings, such as Schoenaerts’s anonymous work as the villain (a lot of glowering and creepy glares) and the rather rote big-sister/little-sister arc given to Supergirl and Ruthye. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026 Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the region's only white DOCG, has now mostly shaken its reputation for blandness and its best growers are making fresh, saline expressions with shimmering delicacy. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blandness
  1. dullness
  2. monotony
  3. thinness
  4. predictability
  5. tediousness
  6. weakness
  7. sameness
Noun
  • This serum is great for fading dark spots, boosting collagen production, and fighting visible signs of aging like fine lines and dullness.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Use natural brighteners like vinegar, lemon juice, or sunlight to combat yellowing and dullness.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of dullness
Noun
  • These cowboy songs were meant to soothe restless cattle during the night or break the monotony of isolation.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • The way Adult Swim’s slate of low-fi, off-kilter programming managed to interrupt the monotony of 2000s cable TV, Friedland’s show follows a familiar format while subtly contorting it.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
Definition of monotony
Noun
  • The meat is cut on a Berkel slicer to near-translucent thinness, bringing out the sweetness of the fat.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • The thinness of aesthetic attention is remarkable.
    — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of thinness
Noun
  • There’s also regularity—both in the bowel movement sense as well as the general predictability sense.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • And that, apparently, wraps up our Hump Day class on predictability.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of predictability
Noun
  • Many women with natural hair can empathize with the breakage concerns and tediousness that can arise when taking down protective styles.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • It’s powered by your own hand—only without the tediousness of using a needle and thread.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of tediousness
Noun
  • Furthermore, companies tend to have an easier time outperforming consensus sales growth estimates during periods of US dollar weakness.
    — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • This helps nourish and protect hair from external aggressors like UV damage and pollution, which can cause weakness and buildup.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 July 2026
Definition of weakness
Noun
  • Here, fit becomes more about interoperability rather than sameness.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • As a big consumer of movies, Dunn sees a certain sameness to the storytelling that has set it and needs a big shakeup.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 June 2026
Definition of sameness

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