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vap·id
(văp′ĭd, vā′pĭd)adj.
1. Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull: vapid conversation.
2. Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat: vapid beer.
[Latin vapidus.]
va·pid′i·ty, vap′id·ness n.
vap′id·ly adv.
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vapid
(ˈvæpɪd)adj
1. bereft of strength, sharpness, flavour, etc; flat
2. boring or dull; lifeless: vapid talk.
[C17: from Latin vapidus; related to vappa tasteless or flat wine, and perhaps to vapor warmth]
vaˈpidity n
ˈvapidly adv
ˈvapidness n
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vap•id
(ˈvæp ɪd)adj.
1. lacking spirit or interest; dull: vapid conversation.
2. lacking sharpness or flavor.
[1650–60; < Latin vapidus; akin to vapor]
va•pid′i•ty, vap′id•ness, n.
vap′id•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | vapid - lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" tasteless - lacking flavor |
2. | vapid - lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest; "a vapid conversation"; "a vapid smile"; "a bunch of vapid schoolgirls" unexciting, unstimulating - not stimulating |
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vapid
adjective dull, boring, insipid, flat, weak, limp, tame, bland, uninspiring, colourless, uninteresting, wishy-washy (informal) the minister's young and rather vapid wife
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vapid
adjectiveLacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality:
Informal: wishy-washy.
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vapid
adj (liter) conversation, remark → nichtssagend, geistlos; person → geistlos; book, song → nichtssagend; smile (= insincere) → leer; (= bored) → matt; style → kraftlos; beer, taste → schal
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vapid
[ˈvæpɪd] adj (liter) → scipito/a, scialbo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995