vapid

American  

[vap-id] / ˈvæp ɪd /

adjective

1. without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious.

   a vapid party;

   vapid conversation.

   Synonyms:

   prosaic, tiresome, lifeless, spiritless

2. lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat.

   vapid tea.

   Antonyms:

   pungent

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vapid British  

/ ˈvæpɪd /

adjective

1. bereft of strength, sharpness, flavour, etc; flat

2. boring or dull; lifeless

   vapid talk

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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

"Someone can be vapid, have no depth and be on reality TV, but that doesn't mean that's true for every contestant," she adds.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Ed, one of the sons of the family -- played by Turner -- serves as a narrator of sorts and sums up the rest of his family as "lazy, mediocre, vapid egotists".

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

After returning to France, she moved past society gossip and vapid crooks like Weidmann to write notable profiles of Philippe Pétain and Charles de Gaulle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

For every thoughtful, interesting question asked of an artist on a red carpet or during a junket, there are three more vapid ones, and offenders almost always have a tiny microphone.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

A sort of vapid eagerness flitted across Winston’s face at the mention of Big Brother.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Related Words

• boring
• innocuous
• insipid
• stale
• tedious
• uninspiring