In-sip'id, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. insipidus, from prefix in, not, and sapidus, savory, from sapere, to taste; Fr. insipide, Pr. insipid, It. & Sp. insipido.]

  1. Destitute of taste; wanting the qualities which affect the organs of taste; vapid; as, insipid liquor.
  2. Wanting spirit, life, or animation; wanting pathos, or the power of exciting emotions; flat; dull; heavy; as, an insipid composition. “Flat, ridiculous, and insipid stuff to him.” South.

Syn.—Tasteless; vapid; dull; spiritless; unanimated; lifeless; flat.