Main Entry: va·pid

Pronunciation: \ˈva-pəd, ˈvā-\

Function: 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. F. Delderfield> <London was not all vapid dissipation — V. S. Pritchett>

synonyms see insipid

— va·pid·ly adverb

— va·pid·ness noun