Vapidity
/vəˈpɪdɪti/noun
The quality of being dull, lifeless, bland, or lacking stimulating content.
Did you know?In English, vapid first described wine or other drinks that had gone flat before it expanded metaphorically to describe dull conversation, writing, or personality.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
vapor
“Steam, vapor, or exhalation; the source associated with the word’s underlying imagery.”
Classical Latin
Latin
vapidus
“Flat, insipid, or lacking freshness—especially said of wine or other drinks.”
17th Century
English
vapid
“Lacking flavor, freshness, or spirit; later, dull and lifeless in a figurative sense.”
17th Century
English
vapidity
“The state or quality of being vapid.”
Modern English
English
vapidity
“Dullness, blandness, or lack of intellectual or emotional vitality.”