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vapid
vap·id V0025200 (văp′ĭd, vā′pĭd)adj.1. Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull: vapid conversation.2. Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat: vapid beer. [Latin vapidus.] va·pid′i·ty, vap′id·ness n.vap′id·ly adv.vapid (ˈvæpɪd) adj1. bereft of strength, sharpness, flavour, etc; flat2. boring or dull; lifeless: vapid talk. [C17: from Latin vapidus; related to vappa tasteless or flat wine, and perhaps to vapor warmth] vaˈpidity n ˈvapidly adv ˈvapidness nvap•id (ˈvæp ɪd) adj. 1. lacking spirit or interest; dull: vapid conversation. 2. lacking sharpness or flavor. [1650–60; < Latin vapidus; akin to vapor] va•pid′i•ty, vap′id•ness, n. vap′id•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | vapid - lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, bland, flattasteless - lacking flavor | | 2. | vapid - lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest; "a vapid conversation"; "a vapid smile"; "a bunch of vapid schoolgirls"unexciting, unstimulating - not stimulating |
vapidadjective dull, boring, insipid, flat, weak, limp, tame, bland, uninspiring, colourless, uninteresting, wishy-washy (informal) the minister's young and rather vapid wifevapidadjectiveLacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality:bland, innocuous, insipid, jejune, namby-pamby, washy, waterish, watery.Informal: wishy-washy.TranslationsVAPID
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vapid
Synonyms for vapidadj dullSynonyms- dull
- boring
- insipid
- flat
- weak
- limp
- tame
- bland
- uninspiring
- colourless
- uninteresting
- wishy-washy
Synonyms for vapidadj lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originalitySynonyms- bland
- innocuous
- insipid
- jejune
- namby-pamby
- washy
- waterish
- watery
- wishy-washy
Synonyms for vapidadj lacking taste or flavor or tangSynonyms- flavorless
- flavourless
- insipid
- savorless
- savourless
- bland
- flat
Related Wordsadj lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zestRelated Words |