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taste·less
 tasteless
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- pronunciation:
- teIst
lihs
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having little or no taste or flavor.
She cooks tasteless meals.- synonyms:
- flavorless
- antonyms:
- appetizing, tasty
- similar words:
- flat, stale, thin, watery
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| definition 2: |
marked by poor taste; not appropriate.
His parents thought his behavior was tasteless.- synonyms:
- cheap, crude, gaudy
- antonyms:
- elegant
- similar words:
- coarse, inappropriate, rude, vulgar
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| related words: |
atrocious, loud |
| derivations: |
tastelessly (adv.), tastelessness (n.) |
The word tasteless
contains the following part:
-less
Middle English
adjective-forming suffix
that means without
  More about this word part:
The suffix -less
attaches primarily to monosyllabic English nouns. However, -less
is a fully productive suffix, meaning it can be added to any noun to form legitimate new words.
Example words:
aimless, breathless, careless, countless, doubtless, endless, fearless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, penniless, priceless, regardless, restless, sightless, tasteless, thoughtless, useless, wireless, weightless, worthless
- synonyms:
- a-1, an-1
- antonyms:
- -ful1
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