味気ない

Etymology 1
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First attested in the  of 720.

From classical adjective, ultimately derived from.

The use of is an example of phonetic.

Adjective

 * 1)  flavourless, savourless (UK)/flavorless, savorless (US), bland, flat, insipid, vapid
 * 2) boring, useless
 * 3) unbearable, disgusting
 * 4)  dreary, drab, wearisome
 * 5) * 1251, ' (book 17, poem 1202; also ', poem 99)
 * 1) unbearable, disgusting
 * 2)  dreary, drab, wearisome
 * 3) * 1251, ' (book 17, poem 1202; also ', poem 99)
 * 1) unbearable, disgusting
 * 2)  dreary, drab, wearisome
 * 3) * 1251, ' (book 17, poem 1202; also ', poem 99)

Usage notes

 * This ajikinai reading has been at least partially superseded by ajikenai.

Etymology 2
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Shift in pronunciation from ajikinai above.

First attested in 1898.

The use of is an example of phonetic.

Adjective

 * 1) flavourless, savourless (UK)/flavorless, savorless (US), bland, flat, insipid, vapid
 * 2) dreary, drab, wearisome