| Adj. | 1. | bland - lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated stomach"pungent - sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent smell of burning sulfur" | |
| 2. | bland - lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" | |
| 3. | bland - lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" | |