vap´id|ness

vap´id|ness
vap|id «VAP ihd», adjective.
1. without much life or flavor; tasteless; dull; flat: »

table-beer, guiltless of hops and malt, vapid and nauseous (Tobias Smollett).

2. Figurative. lacking interest, zest, or animation; lifeless; insipid: »

vapid conversation.

[< Latin vapidus, related to vapor vapor]
vap´id|ly, adverb.
vap´id|ness, noun.

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