VAPID


Meaning of VAPID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈva-pəd, ˈvā- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin vapidus flat-tasting; akin to Latin vappa flat wine and perhaps to Latin vapor steam

Date: circa 1656

: lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force : flat , dull

a gossipy, vapid woman, obsessed by her own elegance — R. F. Delderfield

London was not all vapid dissipation — V. S. Pritchett

Synonyms: see insipid

• va·pid·ly adverb

• va·pid·ness noun

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