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Definition of tasteless :
1. Destitute of the sense of taste; or of good taste; as, a tasteless age.
2. Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.
3. Not in accordance with good taste; as, a tasteless arrangement of drapery.
Synonyms:
insolent, cheesy, styleless, Brummagem, grotesque, grim, nasty, unsalted, unaffected, camp, flashy, dead, nonflavoured, makeshift, effective, inaesthetic, lowbred, watery, incult, flavourless, ugly, bad, simple, lowbrow, discourteous, natural, rancid, off-color, unappetising, uncouth, insensible, delicious, style, unusual, ticky-tacky, commonplace, artificial, trivial, unfashionable, barbarian, unsightly, illiberal, uncultured, uncivilized, flash, inedible, sour, in poor taste, ostentatious, foolish, raffish, pretentious, churlish, impudent, trashy, wholesome, innocuous, kitsch, unlovely, campy, smooth, ornate, abrasive, unflavoured, unappetizing, gimcrack, smart, useless, unattractive, rough-hewn, savourless, uncultivated, unseasoned, rugged, dowdy, hideous, meretricious, unappealing, courtesy, impolite, homely, seasoned, brassy, impertinent, dull, tatty, innocent, loud, showy, handsome, extraordinary, ill-mannered, stupid, trite, monstrous, taste, unflavored, nonflavored, roughneck, uninteresting, tacky, unpalatable, florid, unaesthetic, stereotyped, unstylish, off-colour
inelegant (part of speech: adjective)
barbarous, awkward, uncivil, gawky
vulgar (part of speech: adjective)
earthy, crude, salty, philistine, cheap, degraded, low, gaudy, common, depraved, barnyard, rude, gross, unpolished, sordid, sleazy, repulsive, inelegant, homespun, animal, offensive, colloquial, shameless, unbecoming, base, profane, boorish, ignoble, undignified, rough, cockney, raw, rank, crass, glaring, tactless, coarse, indelicate, ignominious, tawdry, unrefined, barbaric, brazen, scandalous, graceless, clumsy, unseemly, in bad taste, ill-bred, chintzy, coarse-grained, revolting, outlandish, brutish, obscene, vulgar, idiomatic, garish, broad
tasteless (part of speech: adjective)
plain, savorless, banal, flat, mild, bland, milquetoast, jejune, flavorless, unsavory, insipid, vapid, weak, stale
Usage examples:
- Life was absolutely tasteless to Lee without a very strong sprinkle of variety. - "Stories of New Jersey", Frank Richard Stockton.
- I hain't written hardly anything lately; but I did write this: We've a wheatless day, An' a meatless day, An' a tasteless, wasteless, sweetless day. - "Dawn", Eleanor H. Porter.
- When finely- chopped mutton or beef is steeped for some time in a small quantity of clean water, and then subjected to slight pressure, the juice of the meat is extracted, and there is left a white tasteless residue, consisting chiefly of muscular fibres. - "The Book of Household Management", Mrs. Isabella Beeton.