VANILLA: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for VANILLA?

Need another word that means the same as “vanilla”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “vanilla” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Vanilla” are: tedious, dull, monotonous, vanilla extract

Vanilla as a Noun

Definitions of "Vanilla" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vanilla” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Of the creamy colour of vanilla ice cream.
• Ice cream flavoured with vanilla.
• A distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans.
• Any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers.
• A tropical climbing orchid that has fragrant flowers and long podlike fruit.
• The fruit of the vanilla plant which is cured and then either used in cooking or processed to extract an essence which is used for flavour and fragrance.
• A flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans.
• A substance obtained from vanilla pods or produced artificially and used to flavour foods or to impart a fragrant scent to cosmetic preparations.

Synonyms of "Vanilla" as a noun (1 Word)

vanilla extract

Any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers.

Usage Examples of "Vanilla" as a noun

• A vanilla dress.
• Four scoops of vanilla with hot fudge sauce.
• Vanilla ice cream.

Vanilla as an Adjective

Definitions of "Vanilla" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vanilla” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Flavored with vanilla extract.
• Plain and without any extras or adornments.
• Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.

Synonyms of "Vanilla" as an adjective (3 Words)

dull	(of a person) slow to understand; stupid. Your diet doesn t have to be dull and boring.
monotonous	Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. Her slurred monotonous speech.
tedious	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. A tedious journey.

Usage Examples of "Vanilla" as an adjective

• The most common type of bond is the straight or plain vanilla bond.
• The original, vanilla MP3 format is still the most commonly encountered form of the technology.
• The basic car is known as the vanilla version.
• They seem to be quite content in their plain vanilla domestic life.
• Choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you money.
• His sex life is totally vanilla.

Associations of "Vanilla" (30 Words)

avocado	A light green colour like that of the flesh of avocados. Serve with slices of avocado.
banana	The tropical and subtropical palmlike plant that bears bananas having very large leaves but lacking a woody trunk. Roy s customers think the council has gone bananas.
bread	Coat food with breadcrumbs before cooking. Bread the chicken and fry it in oil.
cake	An item of savoury food formed into a flat round shape, and typically baked or fried. The blood under his nose was beginning to cake.
cantaloupe	The fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh.
chocolate	Hot chocolate. His chocolate brown eyes.
cinnamon	Tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish brown bark source of the spice cinnamon. A teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
cocoa	A hot drink made from cocoa powder mixed with milk or water.
coconut	The flesh of a coconut often used as food. Coconut shells.
confection	Make into a confection. A fruit confection.
creamy	Thick like cream. Creamy white flowers.
crystallized	Made clear or definite. She didn t have any crystallized plans for her career path after graduation.
flavour	A substance used to alter or enhance the taste of food or drink a flavouring. Whitewashed walls and red roof tiles gave the resort a Mediterranean flavour.
frothy	Light and entertaining but of little substance. Foamy or frothy beer.
honey	Of something having the color of honey. Her honey skin.
molasses	Thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining.
pepper	Sprinkle or season food with pepper. The script is peppered with four letter words.
pineapple	The widely cultivated tropical American plant that bears the pineapple It is low growing with a spiral of spiny sword shaped leaves on a thick stem. Roughly chop the pineapples and apricots.
plum	The deciduous tree which bears plums. The helicopter crashed plum on the cabins.
powder	Sprinkle or cover a surface with powder or a powdery substance. She applied lipstick and powder.
prune	An unpleasant or disagreeable person. He was a good leader but a right miserable old prune.
pudding	A fat or stupid person. Corn pudding.
raisin	Dried grape.
salt	Sprinkle as if with salt. People used to salt meats on ships.
seedpod	A several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant.
spice	Flavour with spice. She was probably adding details to spice up the story.
sugar	A lump or teaspoonful of sugar used to sweeten tea or coffee. I ll have mine black with two sugars.
sweet	With sweetening added. A sweet little cat.
vinegar	Sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative. Her aggrieved tone held a touch of vinegar.