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Vapid — Vap id, a. [L. vapidus having lost its lire and spirit, vapid; akin to vappa vapid wine, vapor vapor. See {Vapor}.] Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vapid — [vap′id] adj. [L vapidus, stale, insipid, akin to vappa, stale wine: for IE base see VAPOR] 1. tasteless; flavorless; flat 2. uninteresting; lifeless; dull; boring [vapid talk] SYN. INSIPID vapidly adv. vapidness n … English World dictionary
vapid — (adj.) 1650s, flat, insipid (of drinks), from L. vapidus flat, insipid, lit. 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 … Etymology dictionary
vapid — *insipid, flat, jejune, banal, wishy washy, inane Analogous words: *soft, bland, gentle, mild: *tame, subdued, submissive: mawkish, maudlin, soppy, slushy, mushy, *sentimental Contrasted words: racy, spicy, *pungent, piquant: trenchant, crisp, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vapid — [adj] flat, dull bland, boring, colorless, dead*, driveling, flat tire*, flavorless, inane, innocuous, insipid, jejune, least, lifeless, limp, milk and water*, milquetoast*, nothing, nowhere, stale, tame, tasteless, tedious, tiresome,… … New thesaurus
vapid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging. DERIVATIVES vapidity noun vapidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin vapidus … English terms dictionary
vapid — vapidity, vapidness, n. vapidly, adv. /vap id/, adj. 1. lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat: vapid tea. 2. without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious: a vapid party; vapid conversation. [1650 60; < L vapidus; akin… … Universalium
vapid — [[t]væ̱pɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone or something as vapid, you are critical of them because they are dull and uninteresting. ...the Minister s young and rather vapid wife... She made a vapid comment about the weather … English dictionary
vapid — adjective Etymology: Latin vapidus flat tasting; akin to Latin vappa flat wine and perhaps to Latin vapor steam Date: circa 1656 lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force ; flat, dull < a gossipy, vapid woman, obsessed by her own elegance R.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vapid — See vapid, insipid … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
