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