vapid
11vapid — See vapid, insipid …
12vapid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. flat, tasteless, insipid; tame, spiritless, lifeless, dull. See insipidity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. flat, insipid, boring; see dull 3 , 4 , uninteresting . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
13vapid — vap|id [ˈvæpıd] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: vapidus flat tasting ] lacking intelligence, interest, or imagination ▪ vapid conversation …
14vapid — adjective formal lacking intelligence, interest, or imagination: vapid piped music vapidly adverb vapidness noun (U) vapidity noun (U) …
15vapid — adjective a tuneful but vapid musical comedy Syn: insipid, uninspired, colorless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dull, boring, tedious, tired, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, lifeless, tame, vacuous, bland, trite …
16vapid — vap•id [[t]ˈvæp ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) lacking spirit or interest; dull: vapid conversation[/ex] 2) lacking sharpness or flavor • Etymology: 1650–60; < L vapidus; akin to vapor va•pid′i•ty, vap′id•ness, n. vap′id•ly, adv …
17vapid — adj. insipid; lacking interest; flat, dull (vapid moralizing). Derivatives: vapidity n. vapidly adv. vapidness n. Etymology: L vapidus …
18vapid expression — index platitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19vapid, insipid — These words mean lacking flavor, life, or sharpness, dull and tedious : This cold drink is vapid (or insipid). The conversation we had was insipid (or vapid). What distinction there is between the words is that vapid suggests stupidity or… …
20vapid — adjective /ˈvæp.ɪd,ˈveɪp.ɪd/ a) Lifeless, dull or banal. b) Tasteless, bland, or insipid …
