vapid
[ vap-id ]
/ ˈvæp ɪd /
adjective
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat: vapid tea.
without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious: a vapid party; vapid conversation.
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Origin of vapid
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vapid
/ (ˈvæpɪd) /
adjective
bereft of strength, sharpness, flavour, etc; flat
boring or dull; lifelessvapid talk
Word Origin for vapid
C17: from Latin vapidus; related to vappa tasteless or flat wine, and perhaps to vapor warmth
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vapid
1650s, "flat, insipid" (of drinks), from Latin vapidus "flat, insipid," literally "that has exhaled its vapor," related to vappa "stale wine," and probably to vapor "vapor." Applied from 1758 to talk and writing deemed dull and lifeless. Related: Vapidly.
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