Definitions for vapidˈvæp ɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vap•idˈvæp ɪd(adj.)

  1. lacking spirit or interest; dull:

    vapid conversation.

  2. lacking sharpness or flavor.

Origin of vapid:

1650–60; < L vapidus; akin to vapor

vap′id•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid(adj)

    lacking taste or flavor or tang

    "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"

  2. vapid(adj)

    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest

    "a vapid conversation"; "a vapid smile"; "a bunch of vapid schoolgirls"

Wiktionary

  1. vapid(Adjective)

    Lifeless, dull or banal.

  2. vapid(Adjective)

    Tasteless, bland, or insipid.

  3. Origin: From vapidus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vapid(adj)

    having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state of the blood


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