vapid

[ vap-id ]
/ ˈvæp ɪd /
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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

1650–60; < Latin vapidus; akin to vapor

ANTONYMS FOR vapid

1 pungent.
2 stimulating.
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OTHER WORDS FROM vapid

va·pid·i·ty, vap·id·ness, nounvap·id·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vapid

vacant vacuous vapid

Words nearby vapid

vanward, vanzetti, vape, vape pen, vaphio, vapid, vapor, vapor barrier, vapor lock, vapor pressure, vapor tension
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Words related to vapid

tedious, innocuous, insipid, boring, stale, uninspiring, bland, colorless, dead, flavorless, inane, jejune, least, lifeless, limp, nothing, tame, tasteless, tiresome, unimaginative

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British Dictionary definitions for vapid

vapid
/ (ˈvæpɪd) /

adjective

bereft of strength, sharpness, flavour, etc; flat
boring or dull; lifelessvapid talk

Derived forms of vapid

vapidity, nounvapidly, adverbvapidness, noun

Word Origin for vapid

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