vapidity

noun

va·​pid·​i·​ty va-ˈpi-də-tē 

vā-, 

və-

plural vapidities

1

: the quality or state of being vapid

2

: something vapid

Examples of vapidity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Proprietor of vapidity Thomas O’Brien (William Thomas Hodgson) tries to help the situation while also becoming particularly smitten with Kitty. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2025

None of his editors or longtime publishers appears to have thought of protecting him or acknowledging the manuscript’s vapidity. — Michael Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024

Fans willing to overlook the obvious vapidity of director Rob Reiner, a hostile Democrat-progressive zealot, prove that some conservatives are bamboozled by liberalism’s kindly pretense. — Armond White, National Review, 21 Feb. 2024

After all, its themes, centered on the emptiness of power — and the vapidity of those who seek to be close to it — are timeless, especially in this city. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023

Word History

Etymology

vapid + -ity

First Known Use

circa 1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for vapidity

• acidity
• aridity
• avidity
• cupidity
• fluidity
• humidity
• liquidity
• lucidity
• morbidity
• placidity
• rancidity
• rapidity