vanilla

noun
UK: /vəˈnɪlə/
US: /vəˈnɪlə/

  1. A flavoring made from vanilla beans or a synthetic substitute.

    1. I added vanilla to the cake.
    2. The recipe calls for a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract to enhance the flavor.

  2. A pale creamy-white color.

    1. The walls were painted vanilla.
    2. She chose a vanilla shade for her wedding dress, simple and elegant.

Synonyms

plain simple ordinary conventional
vanilla adjective

  1. Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.

    1. It's just a vanilla ice cream.
    2. He prefers vanilla software without any custom modifications to make it easy to support.

  2. Plain and conventional in style or taste.

    1. This is a vanilla design.
    2. Their music taste is quite vanilla, sticking to mainstream pop without venturing to experimental genres.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "vanilla" in English means: A flavoring made from vanilla beans or a synthetic substitute., A pale creamy-white color..

The phonetic transcription of "vanilla" is /vəˈnɪlə/ in British English and /vəˈnɪlə/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "vanilla": plain, simple, ordinary, conventional.

Example usage of "vanilla": "I added vanilla to the cake.". More examples on the page.