vapid
- adjective
- /ˈvæpɪd/
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insípido
- Her comments were so vapid that they barely sparked any conversation.
And it really does give me pleasure to consume those things in the same way it gives me pleasure to consume certain foods that are quite vapid, right?
- And it really does give me pleasure to consume those things in the same way it gives me pleasure to consume certain foods that are quite vapid, right?
Examples
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I could see how it might happen, of course, how years on Salisbury could become one’s life, or how everything that was not Salisbury could grow pale, unreal, and vapid.
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And it really does give me pleasure to consume those things in the same way it gives me pleasure to consume certain foods that are quite vapid, right?
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But I do miss the East Coast, or at least an area that was not like an arid, dry, vapid wasteland that is California.
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The soup tasted bland and vapid, lacking any real flavor or seasoning.
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Many fast foods are considered vapid because they have no unique taste.
Synonyms
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4.4
Not lively and often weak in taste or sound
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2.0
Food that has a very weak taste and little or no strong flavor
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1.3
Not strong in taste, thin and watery
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7.3
Having little taste and being boring
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2.6
Having little or no flavor when you eat it
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3.5
Food that has little or no taste and seems bland
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7.6
Weak in taste, like watered-down tea
Having very little taste
Food or a dish that is not pleasant to eat because it has little taste
Antonyms
How Tasty
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vapid comes from the Latin root vapēre 'to give off steam' and is related to English vapor, so vapid food or drink is like something with no steam and tastes flat and without flavor.