vapid
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈvæp.ɪd/ / /ˈveɪp.ɪd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin vapor Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin vapidusbor. English vapid Borrowed from Latin vapidus (“flat, vapid”).
- Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
“In Koons' best-known works—a life-sized poly-chromed wood replica of Michael Jackson and his pet chimp Bubbles; vapid fin de siècle readymades such as a trio of basketballs floating in a fishtank […]”
- Lifeless, dull, or banal.
“Then there was a little more trite conversation between Mr. Arabin and Mr. Harding; trite, and hard, and vapid, and senseless.”
- Tasteless, bland, or insipid.