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