vapidness

Noun
Synonyms: jejunityjejunenesstamenessvapidity

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the quality of being vapid and unsophisticatedSynonyms: jejunityjejunenesstamenessvapidity
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Vapid \Vap"id\ (v[a^]p"[i^]d), a. [L. vapidus having lost its life and spirit, vapid; akin to vappa vapid wine, vapor vapor. See Vapor.] Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state of the blood. [1913 Webster]

A cheap, bloodless reformation, a guiltless liberty, appear flat and vapid to their taste. --Burke. [1913 Webster] -- Vap"id*ly, adv. -- Vap"id*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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