vapid

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective lacking taste or flavor or tang
  2. adjective lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vapidus (“flat, vapid”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless

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