Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tasteless, bland, insipid: Lacking flavor or savor, often used to describe food or drink.
   • Dull, boring, uninteresting: Lacking excitement, interest, or stimulating qualities; colorless. Used to describe experiences, conversations, art, or people.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Món súp này nhạt và vô vị. (This soup is bland and tasteless.)
  • Cuốn sách đó thật sự rất vô vị. (That book is truly very dull.)
  • Buổi tiệc tối qua thật vô vị. (Last night's party was so boring.)

Advanced Usage

• "cảm thấy vô vị": to feel that something is pointless or meaningless.
  • Sau nhiều năm, công việc khiến anh ấy cảm thấy vô vị. (After many years, the job makes him feel it is meaningless.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhạt nhẽo (adj): bland, vapid, insipid. A close synonym often used interchangeably with .
  • Câu chuyện của anh ta nghe thật nhạt nhẽo. (His story sounds very vapid.)

Synonyms

• Tasteless, flavorless, bland (for food).
• Dull, boring, tedious, uninteresting, colorless (for experiences).

Related Idioms

• Vô vị như nước ốc: As tasteless as snail water (a very bland broth). Emphasizes extreme blandness.
  • Món canh này vô vị như nước ốc. (This soup is as tasteless as snail water.)

adj

1. insipid, colourless