Etymology dictionary. 2014.
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 — index insipid, jejune (dull), languid, lifeless (dull), prosaic, stale Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law 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
