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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vap•id /ˈvæpɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - lacking spirit or interest; dull:some vapid remarks about the weather.
va•pid•i•ty/væˈpɪdɪti/USA pronunciation vap•id•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vap•id (vap′id),USA pronunciation adj. - lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor;
insipid;
flat:vapid tea. - without liveliness or spirit;
dull or tedious:a vapid party; vapid conversation.
- Latin vapidus; akin to vapor
- 1650–60
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lifeless, flavorless.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spiritless, unanimated, tiresome, prosaic.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pungent.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stimulating.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vapid /ˈvæpɪd/ adj - bereft of strength, sharpness, flavour, etc; flat
- boring or dull; lifeless
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin vapidus; related to vappa tasteless or flat wine, and perhaps to vapor warmthvaˈpidity n ˈvapidly adv |