ETYM Old Eng. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a horse's forehead.
(Homonym: balled).
1. Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; SYN. bald-headed, bald-pated.
2. With no effort to conceal; SYN. barefaced.
3. Without the natural or usual covering; SYN. bare, denuded, denudate.
ETYM French, from ban an ordinance.
1. Obvious and dull; SYN. commonplace, trivial.
2. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; SYN. commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn.
3. Trivial; trite.
ETYM Latin blandus, of unknown origin.
1. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
2. Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; SYN. flat.
3. Lacking taste or flavor or tang; SYN. flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, vapid.
Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for colorless.
1. Lacking brightness or color; dull; SYN. sober, somber, sombre.
2. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; SYN. dreary.
ETYM Latin jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren, scanty; of unknown origin.
1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.
2. Puerile, immature.
3. Lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry; empty.
4. Empty; sterile; dry; naive; immature.
Having or showing sound judgment; sensible
ETYM Latin mundanus, from mundus the world, an implement, toilet adornments, or dress; cf. mundus, a., clean, neat, Skr. mand to adorn, dress, manda adornment. Related to Monde, Mound in heraldry.
1. Belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; SYN. terrene.
2. Concerned with the world or worldly matters; SYN. terrestrial.
Worldly; earthly; everyday; secular.
Not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol).
Unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion.
In a sober or solemn manner; cooly; calmly; gravely; seriously.
In an unemotional manner; SYN. without emotion.