adjective
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bereft of strength, sharpness, flavour, etc; flat
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boring or dull; lifeless
vapid talk
Other Word Forms
- vapidity noun
- vapidly adverb
- vapidness noun
Etymology
Origin of vapid
First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin vapidus; akin to vapor
Example Sentences
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“She wanted me to just be kind of vapid.”
At its worst, Orange County appears to be nouveau-riche snobbish, insecure, artificially flavored and colored, vapid, priggish and drearily sanitized.
From Los Angeles Times
I saw “F1” in a screening that was predominantly influencers who didn’t seem offended by the movie’s disdain for vapid self-promotion.
From Los Angeles Times
As Graham puts it, Bomer “has this ability to embarrass himself and to be completely open and be completely vapid. But he plays that innocence so well.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Grass,” Victoria sighs brainlessly, and she checks out from reality again, unaware that vapid admission has cast her in the grim two-hander playing in her frantic husband's head.
From Salon
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