soso

dull (not exciting); bland, tasteless (lacking taste)

“En una de las calles principales, que se adentra en la localidad como un río ancho y oscuro, tras dejar atrás una iglesia austera aparecen algunos comercios, una tienda de cachivaches, muy pocos jóvenes: un pueblo soso o sobrio o sereno, como el ministro, al lado de una zona boscosa ideal para dar un paseo, para buscar setas, para pensar un poco.” — In one of the main streets that flows into the place like a dark, wide river, past an austere church appear some shops, a junk shop, very few young people: a dull village, or a sober one, or serene, just like the minister, next to a woodland ideal for a walk, to find mushrooms, to think for a bit.

From Latin īnsulsus (literally “unsalted”). Cf. zonzo.

blandness

“Es el triunfo —amargo triunfo— del soso, de un tipo que ha sabido surfear una ola salvaje sin que le devore.” — It is the triumph—the bitter triumph—of a type of blandness which has managed to surf a wild wave without getting swallowed by it.

From Latin īnsulsus (literally “unsalted”). Cf. zonzo.