Meanings
nountastelessness (plural tastelessnesses)
plural tastelessnesses
- The quality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless.
- Crudeness; crassness; gaucheness.
Antonyms: tastefulness, discernment, discrimination
- The state of being untasteable.
Synonyms: flavorlessness · Antonyms: savoriness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCrudeness; crassness; gaucheness.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe property of having no flavor
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishtaste
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishtasteless
- Englishtastelessness
Translations
Czech mdlost
- mdlostquality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless
Finnish mauttomuus
- mauttomuusquality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless
German Geschmacklosigkeit
- Geschmacklosigkeitquality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless
Polish bezguście
- bezguściequality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless
Russian безвку́сица, безвку́сность
- безвку́сица (bezvkúsica)quality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless
- безвку́сность (bezvkúsnostʹ)quality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless
Spanish insipidez
- insipidezquality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless
Turkish tatsızlık, lezzetsizlik
- tatsızlıkquality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless
- lezzetsizlikquality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless
Ukrainian не́смак
- не́смак (nésmak)quality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
tastelessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tastelessness
MLA
“tastelessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tastelessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tastelessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tastelessness.
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