vapid
/'væpid/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Lacking liveliness, spirit, or interest; dull and unstimulating: Describes something that is flat, boring, or insipid, often in terms of personality, conversation, or expression.
- Lacking flavor or zest; tasteless: Describes something, especially food or drink, that is bland and has no distinctive or pleasant taste.
Usage and Examples
- Describing something dull or uninteresting:
- The lecture was so vapid that half the audience fell asleep.
- He gave a vapid smile that didn't reach his eyes.
- Describing something lacking flavor:
- The soup was vapid and needed more seasoning.
- They served a vapid white wine that tasted like water.
Advanced Usage
- "Vapidly" (adverb): In a dull, flat, or uninteresting manner.
- She spoke vapidly about the weather for ten minutes.
- "Vapidity" (noun): The quality or state of being vapid.
- The vapidity of the television show was astonishing.
Variants and Related Words
- Insipid: Very similar in meaning, often used interchangeably to describe something lacking flavor or interest.
- Bland: Mild or lacking strong flavor; also used to describe something unexciting.
- Inane: Silly or stupid, often overlapping with 'vapid' when describing foolish or pointless talk.
Synonyms
- Dull
- Flat
- Boring
- Tasteless
- Spiritless
Antonyms
- Interesting
- Stimulating
- Zesty
- Flavorful
- Spirited
Idiomatic Expressions
- "Vapid pleasantries": Refers to polite but empty and uninteresting remarks exchanged in social situations.
- The party was filled with nothing but vapid pleasantries.
Adjective
- lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
- a vapid conversation
- a vapid smile
- a bunch of vapid schoolgirls
- lacking taste or flavor or tang
- a bland diet
- insipid hospital food
- flavorless supermarket tomatoes
- vapid beer
- vapid tea