vapid C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈvæpɪd/ UK /ˈvæp.ɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #45129 Meanings 1 adj lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest It was a vapid conversation but pleasant enough. 2 adj lacking taste, flavor or tang The food at the restaurant was rather vapid. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · lacking taste, flavor or tang flat More blandbanalvacuousinane ↔ Opposites smart Word family Derived forms vapidityvapidlyvapidness Etymology Borrowed from Latin vapidus (“flat, vapid”). Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # vapid **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈvæpɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈvæp.ɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 45129 ## Meanings 1. lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest 2. lacking taste, flavor or tang ## Examples - It was a vapid conversation but pleasant enough. - The food at the restaurant was rather vapid. ## Synonyms - flat - bland - banal - vacuous - inane ## Antonyms - smart ## Derived Forms - vapidity - vapidly - vapidness ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin vapidus (“flat, vapid”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown