Vapid
adjective
Lacking interest or liveliness.
The party was vapid, with uninteresting conversations all around.
adjective
Lacking flavor or taste.
The soup was vapid and needed some more seasoning.
adjective
Lacking interest or liveliness.
The party was vapid, with uninteresting conversations all around.
adjective
Lacking flavor or taste.
The soup was vapid and needed some more seasoning.
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Interaction Context
Use 'vapid' to describe uninspiring social events or conversations where nothing exciting occurs.
The networking event was incredibly vapid; I left early.
Pro Tip 2/3Creative Works
'Vapid' can describe books, movies, or art lacking depth or engagement, often implying that it's forgettable.
Many critics called the film vapid due to its weak plot.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Misuse
Don't confuse 'vapid' with 'vapor' Even though they sound similar, their meanings are different.
His speech was vapid, not 'vapor-like', as it lacked substance, not moisture.
Pro Tip 1/3Interaction Context
Use 'vapid' to describe uninspiring social events or conversations where nothing exciting occurs.
The networking event was incredibly vapid; I left early.
Pro Tip 2/3Creative Works
'Vapid' can describe books, movies, or art lacking depth or engagement, often implying that it's forgettable.
Many critics called the film vapid due to its weak plot.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Misuse
Don't confuse 'vapid' with 'vapor' Even though they sound similar, their meanings are different.
His speech was vapid, not 'vapor-like', as it lacked substance, not moisture.
Pro Tip 1/3Interaction Context
Use 'vapid' to describe uninspiring social events or conversations where nothing exciting occurs.
The networking event was incredibly vapid; I left early.
Pro Tip 2/3Creative Works
'Vapid' can describe books, movies, or art lacking depth or engagement, often implying that it's forgettable.
Many critics called the film vapid due to its weak plot.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Misuse
Don't confuse 'vapid' with 'vapor' Even though they sound similar, their meanings are different.
His speech was vapid, not 'vapor-like', as it lacked substance, not moisture.
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Quote examples
Rachel Morrison
American Director
I think you can make a gorgeous movie on any piece of equipment. Look at 'Tangerine,' which is a beautiful movie shot on an iPhone. You see so many movies that are impeccably shot but are vapid, and there's no audience for that except for other cinematographers who just like to watch two-hour-long music videos.
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George Ayittey
Ghanaian Economist
Dictators cause the world's worst problems: all the collapsed states, and all the devastated economies. All the vapid cases of corruption, grand theft, and naked plunder of the treasury are caused by dictators, leaving in their wake trails of wanton destruction, horrendous carnage and human debris.
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Grimes
Canadian Musician
I'm tired of being considered vapid for liking pop music or caring about fashion as if these things inherently lack substance or as if the things I enjoy somehow make me a lesser person.
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Kristin Hersh
American Musician
I don't mind what the market is, but why is it vapid? If they're such a bunch of idiots, why don't you show them good music instead? They're not going to know the difference.
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Annie Lennox
Scottish Musician
A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.
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Mary MacLane
Canadian Writer
When I was three years old I was taken with my family to a little town in Western Minnesota, where I lived a more or less vapid and ordinary life until I was ten.
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Drummond Money-Coutts
English Entertainer
I think there's a huge amount of magic on television, which is slightly vapid: there's no real meaning or message behind it; it is simply a trick.
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Travis Knight
American Producer
When I became a father, I saw what passed for family entertainment. So much of it was vapid. I wanted to make things that mattered.
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Jason Lewis
American Actor
It was easy to get the offers for the good-looking vapid dude. I guess that's my power alley.
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Brad Rutter
American Entertainer
Show business people aren't vapid.
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Rachel Morrison
American Director
I think you can make a gorgeous movie on any piece of equipment. Look at 'Tangerine,' which is a beautiful movie shot on an iPhone. You see so many movies that are impeccably shot but are vapid, and there's no audience for that except for other cinematographers who just like to watch two-hour-long music videos.
Quote examples
George Ayittey
Ghanaian Economist
Dictators cause the world's worst problems: all the collapsed states, and all the devastated economies. All the vapid cases of corruption, grand theft, and naked plunder of the treasury are caused by dictators, leaving in their wake trails of wanton destruction, horrendous carnage and human debris.
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Grimes
Canadian Musician
I'm tired of being considered vapid for liking pop music or caring about fashion as if these things inherently lack substance or as if the things I enjoy somehow make me a lesser person.
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Kristin Hersh
American Musician
I don't mind what the market is, but why is it vapid? If they're such a bunch of idiots, why don't you show them good music instead? They're not going to know the difference.
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Annie Lennox
Scottish Musician
A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.
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Mary MacLane
Canadian Writer
When I was three years old I was taken with my family to a little town in Western Minnesota, where I lived a more or less vapid and ordinary life until I was ten.
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Drummond Money-Coutts
English Entertainer
I think there's a huge amount of magic on television, which is slightly vapid: there's no real meaning or message behind it; it is simply a trick.
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Travis Knight
American Producer
When I became a father, I saw what passed for family entertainment. So much of it was vapid. I wanted to make things that mattered.
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Jason Lewis
American Actor
It was easy to get the offers for the good-looking vapid dude. I guess that's my power alley.
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Brad Rutter
American Entertainer
Show business people aren't vapid.
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