vapid

[vap-id]

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

vapid

/ ˈvæpɪd /

adjective

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

2. boring or dull; lifeless

   vapid talk

Other Word Forms

• vapidity noun
• vapidness noun
• vapidly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of vapid¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin vapidus; akin to vapor

Word History and Origins

Origin of vapid¹

C17: from Latin vapidus; related to vappa tasteless or flat wine, and perhaps to vapor warmth

Example Sentences

“She wanted me to just be kind of vapid.”

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At its worst, Orange County appears to be nouveau-riche snobbish, insecure, artificially flavored and colored, vapid, priggish and drearily sanitized.

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I saw “F1” in a screening that was predominantly influencers who didn’t seem offended by the movie’s disdain for vapid self-promotion.

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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.”

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“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.

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Related Words

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