Definition of vapid in English:

vapid

adjective ˈvapɪdˈvæpəd

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland.
tuneful but vapid musical comedies
Example sentencesExamples
- It's pretty vapid stuff from the man whom we were all told was the future.
- Sound-bites are often derided, and with good reason - many are dishonest or vapid.
- The vapid storylines and woeful acting just leave me cold.
- The whole exercise is so intellectually vapid the result is meaningless.
- In a time of vapid politicians who only speak from pre-agreed scripts, a bit of colour, rank mischief and sharp politics cannot go amiss.
- She says she loves being a designer - and insists the fashion world is not as vapid and self-regarding as it can seem.
- The other characters are, without exception, vapid, obnoxious and self-centred.
- Nowadays critics are vapid, passionless creatures who seem increasingly irrelevant.
- If wealthy people are willing to pay for vapid advice, new-age speak and tips on what not to wear, that is their outlook.
- The party gained seats, recovering from its winter crisis, but it did so on the back of a vapid campaign.
- Somewhere through the course of their vapid conversation, she caught my eye and smirked knowingly.
- This bland collection of vapid songs and empty sentiments sounds exactly as you would expect.
- The whole thing would be hilarious if it wasn't so vapid.
- I get so angry with the vapid women who fill our airwaves with their cute, giggly soundbites.
- Wilson's interpretations of her work, however, are often vapid.
- The blonde beauty believes her image as a vapid party girl is completely unfair, as she's always been proud of her classroom achievements.
- She seems nice if a bit vapid, staring at him, hanging on his every word, etc.
- It is not a trait that endears Allen to neoconservatives, who regard him as intellectually vapid and ideologically bland.
- These vapid pseudo intellectuals are the problem with today's law schools.
- It is quite breathtaking to realise quite how rapacious the industry is and how conceited and vapid are its practitioners.
Synonyms
insipid, uninspired, colourless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dead, dull, boring, tedious, tired, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, lifeless, zestless, spiritless, sterile, anaemic, tame, bloodless, jejune, vacuous, bland, stale, trite, pallid, wishy-washy, watery, tasteless, milk-and-water, flavourless

Derivatives

vapidity

noun vəˈpɪdətivəˈpɪdədi

Read it, by all means, and enjoy its many strengths but don't hope for much more than a depiction of how a modern yuppy realises the vapidity of his existence.
Example sentencesExamples
- While such lyrical vapidity precludes ‘I Wonder’ from moving the listener emotionally, the track does serve as respite in an otherwise aggressive mix.
- The vapidity of their comments is about what I'd expected it to be.
- I am computer literate but I find surfing the net is only equalled in its vapidity by the banality of today's TV programmes.
- What a commentary on the crowd-pleasing vapidity of our civilisation - and what a comment on its prodigious riches, alertness to opportunity, and creative power.

vapidly

adverb ˈvapɪdliˈvæpədli

‘Space Ghost Coast to Coast ‘mocks late-night television shows where empty celebrities tell bad jokes and ramble vapidly.’
Example sentencesExamples
- However, since she couldn't very well let Wesley know she spoke French, and therefore understood every bit of their conversation she merely smiled vapidly and played dumb.
- Hannah McGill called the movie a ‘challenge to apathetic, vapidly amoral cinematic shock tactics’.
- Greg Kinnear does a convincing job as the doomed star, deftly revealing a man vapidly oblivious to the harm he caused himself and others.
- For some, the minute attention to nuances of bygone manners makes her simple romances vapidly parochial.

vapidness

noun

Origin

Mid 17th century (used originally in description of drinks as 'lacking in flavour'): from Latin vapidus.

Rhymes

rapid, sapid

Definition of vapid in US English:

vapid

adjectiveˈvæpədˈvapəd

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
tuneful but vapid musical comedies
Example sentencesExamples
- The party gained seats, recovering from its winter crisis, but it did so on the back of a vapid campaign.
- Nowadays critics are vapid, passionless creatures who seem increasingly irrelevant.
- The other characters are, without exception, vapid, obnoxious and self-centred.
- In a time of vapid politicians who only speak from pre-agreed scripts, a bit of colour, rank mischief and sharp politics cannot go amiss.
- The blonde beauty believes her image as a vapid party girl is completely unfair, as she's always been proud of her classroom achievements.
- It is not a trait that endears Allen to neoconservatives, who regard him as intellectually vapid and ideologically bland.
- If wealthy people are willing to pay for vapid advice, new-age speak and tips on what not to wear, that is their outlook.
- These vapid pseudo intellectuals are the problem with today's law schools.
- The vapid storylines and woeful acting just leave me cold.
- She seems nice if a bit vapid, staring at him, hanging on his every word, etc.
- Sound-bites are often derided, and with good reason - many are dishonest or vapid.
- Somewhere through the course of their vapid conversation, she caught my eye and smirked knowingly.
- She says she loves being a designer - and insists the fashion world is not as vapid and self-regarding as it can seem.
- I get so angry with the vapid women who fill our airwaves with their cute, giggly soundbites.
- The whole thing would be hilarious if it wasn't so vapid.
- The whole exercise is so intellectually vapid the result is meaningless.
- Wilson's interpretations of her work, however, are often vapid.
- It is quite breathtaking to realise quite how rapacious the industry is and how conceited and vapid are its practitioners.
- It's pretty vapid stuff from the man whom we were all told was the future.
- This bland collection of vapid songs and empty sentiments sounds exactly as you would expect.
Synonyms
insipid, uninspired, colourless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dead, dull, boring, tedious, tired, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, lifeless, zestless, spiritless, sterile, anaemic, tame, bloodless, jejune, vacuous, bland, stale, trite, pallid, wishy-washy, watery, tasteless, milk-and-water, flavourless

Origin

Mid 17th century (used originally in description of drinks as ‘lacking in flavor’): from Latin vapidus.

单词	vapid
释义	Definition of vapid in English: vapid adjective ˈvapɪdˈvæpəd Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland. tuneful but vapid musical comedies Example sentencesExamples It's pretty vapid stuff from the man whom we were all told was the future. Sound-bites are often derided, and with good reason - many are dishonest or vapid. The vapid storylines and woeful acting just leave me cold. The whole exercise is so intellectually vapid the result is meaningless. In a time of vapid politicians who only speak from pre-agreed scripts, a bit of colour, rank mischief and sharp politics cannot go amiss. She says she loves being a designer - and insists the fashion world is not as vapid and self-regarding as it can seem. The other characters are, without exception, vapid, obnoxious and self-centred. Nowadays critics are vapid, passionless creatures who seem increasingly irrelevant. If wealthy people are willing to pay for vapid advice, new-age speak and tips on what not to wear, that is their outlook. The party gained seats, recovering from its winter crisis, but it did so on the back of a vapid campaign. Somewhere through the course of their vapid conversation, she caught my eye and smirked knowingly. This bland collection of vapid songs and empty sentiments sounds exactly as you would expect. The whole thing would be hilarious if it wasn't so vapid. I get so angry with the vapid women who fill our airwaves with their cute, giggly soundbites. Wilson's interpretations of her work, however, are often vapid. The blonde beauty believes her image as a vapid party girl is completely unfair, as she's always been proud of her classroom achievements. She seems nice if a bit vapid, staring at him, hanging on his every word, etc. It is not a trait that endears Allen to neoconservatives, who regard him as intellectually vapid and ideologically bland. These vapid pseudo intellectuals are the problem with today's law schools. It is quite breathtaking to realise quite how rapacious the industry is and how conceited and vapid are its practitioners. Synonyms insipid, uninspired, colourless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dead, dull, boring, tedious, tired, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, lifeless, zestless, spiritless, sterile, anaemic, tame, bloodless, jejune, vacuous, bland, stale, trite, pallid, wishy-washy, watery, tasteless, milk-and-water, flavourless Derivatives vapidity noun vəˈpɪdətivəˈpɪdədi Read it, by all means, and enjoy its many strengths but don't hope for much more than a depiction of how a modern yuppy realises the vapidity of his existence. Example sentencesExamples While such lyrical vapidity precludes ‘I Wonder’ from moving the listener emotionally, the track does serve as respite in an otherwise aggressive mix. The vapidity of their comments is about what I'd expected it to be. I am computer literate but I find surfing the net is only equalled in its vapidity by the banality of today's TV programmes. What a commentary on the crowd-pleasing vapidity of our civilisation - and what a comment on its prodigious riches, alertness to opportunity, and creative power. vapidly adverb ˈvapɪdliˈvæpədli ‘Space Ghost Coast to Coast ‘mocks late-night television shows where empty celebrities tell bad jokes and ramble vapidly.’ Example sentencesExamples However, since she couldn't very well let Wesley know she spoke French, and therefore understood every bit of their conversation she merely smiled vapidly and played dumb. Hannah McGill called the movie a ‘challenge to apathetic, vapidly amoral cinematic shock tactics’. Greg Kinnear does a convincing job as the doomed star, deftly revealing a man vapidly oblivious to the harm he caused himself and others. For some, the minute attention to nuances of bygone manners makes her simple romances vapidly parochial. vapidness noun Origin Mid 17th century (used originally in description of drinks as 'lacking in flavour'): from Latin vapidus. Rhymes rapid, sapid Definition of vapid in US English: vapid adjectiveˈvæpədˈvapəd Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging. tuneful but vapid musical comedies Example sentencesExamples The party gained seats, recovering from its winter crisis, but it did so on the back of a vapid campaign. Nowadays critics are vapid, passionless creatures who seem increasingly irrelevant. The other characters are, without exception, vapid, obnoxious and self-centred. In a time of vapid politicians who only speak from pre-agreed scripts, a bit of colour, rank mischief and sharp politics cannot go amiss. The blonde beauty believes her image as a vapid party girl is completely unfair, as she's always been proud of her classroom achievements. It is not a trait that endears Allen to neoconservatives, who regard him as intellectually vapid and ideologically bland. If wealthy people are willing to pay for vapid advice, new-age speak and tips on what not to wear, that is their outlook. These vapid pseudo intellectuals are the problem with today's law schools. The vapid storylines and woeful acting just leave me cold. She seems nice if a bit vapid, staring at him, hanging on his every word, etc. Sound-bites are often derided, and with good reason - many are dishonest or vapid. Somewhere through the course of their vapid conversation, she caught my eye and smirked knowingly. She says she loves being a designer - and insists the fashion world is not as vapid and self-regarding as it can seem. I get so angry with the vapid women who fill our airwaves with their cute, giggly soundbites. The whole thing would be hilarious if it wasn't so vapid. The whole exercise is so intellectually vapid the result is meaningless. Wilson's interpretations of her work, however, are often vapid. It is quite breathtaking to realise quite how rapacious the industry is and how conceited and vapid are its practitioners. It's pretty vapid stuff from the man whom we were all told was the future. This bland collection of vapid songs and empty sentiments sounds exactly as you would expect. Synonyms insipid, uninspired, colourless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dead, dull, boring, tedious, tired, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, lifeless, zestless, spiritless, sterile, anaemic, tame, bloodless, jejune, vacuous, bland, stale, trite, pallid, wishy-washy, watery, tasteless, milk-and-water, flavourless Origin Mid 17th century (used originally in description of drinks as ‘lacking in flavor’): from Latin vapidus.
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