Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bland \Bland\, a. [L. blandus, of unknown origin.]
   1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave;
      as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.
      ``Exhilarating vapor bland.'' --Milton.

   2. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or
      irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland
      diet.

Source : WordNet®

bland
     adj 1: lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a
            bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated
            stomach" [ant: {pungent}]
     2: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid
        hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid
        beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {flat}, {flavorless}, {flavourless},
         {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]
     3: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland
        little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: {flat}]