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味も素っ気もない (あじもそっけもない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

味あじも素そっ気けもない

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Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

dull; uninteresting; boring; drab

Describes something completely lacking in flavor, excitement, or appeal; often used for food, conversation, or experiences that are bland and uninspiring.

このスープは味あじも素そっ気けもない。
This soup is completely bland and tasteless.
彼かれの

話はなし

は

味あじ

も

素そ

っ

気け

も

なく

て

、

聞き

い

て

いる

の

が

つまら

なかっ

た

。

His story was so dull and uninteresting that it was boring to listen to.

Written forms

味あじも素そっ気けもない
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
味あじもそっけもない
Kana spelling for 素っ気; common in casual writing.
味あじも素そっ気けも無ない
Kanji spelling for ない; slightly more formal or emphatic.
味あじもそっけも無ない
Combination of kana そっけ and kanji 無い.

Kanji

味flavor, taste
素elementary, principle, naked
気spirit, mind, air
無nothingness, none, ain't

Similar words

味あじ気けない
味気ない also means 'dull' or 'uninteresting', but is a single adjective, while 味も素っ気もない is a more emphatic phrase literally meaning 'neither flavor nor charm'.
素そっ気けない
素っ気ない means 'cold' or 'curt' in manner, focusing on lack of warmth, whereas 味も素っ気もない covers both lack of flavor and lack of interest.

Etymology

Phrase combining 味 (flavor) and 素っ気 (charm, warmth) with も...も...ない (neither...nor...), literally 'neither flavor nor charm'.