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vapid
Definitions
1
adjective
Lacking
flavor
,
zest
,
interest
,
animation
,
or
spirit
;
dull
or
boring
.
The
lecture
was
so
vapid
that
several
students
fell
asleep
.
She
found
the
novel
vapid
and
unengaging
,
with
no
real
plot
to
hold
her
interest
.
The
conversation
was
vapid
,
filled
with
small
talk
and
lacking
any
real
substance
.
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Word Origin
Language
Latin
Original word
vapidus
Originally meant
flat
,
insipid
Background
The
word
'
vapid'
comes
from
the
Latin
'
vapidus'
,
which
means
flat
or
insipid
.
It
was
originally
used
to
describe
drinks
that
had
lost
their
flavor
or
fizz
.
Over
time
,
it
came
to
describe
anything
that
is
dull
or
lacking
in
spirit
.
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