- Today's Word
Vapid
VAP-id
Definition
(adjective) Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; dull.
Example
The dialogue in the film was so vapid it became unintentionally comedic.
Fun Fact
Vapid originally described drinks that had lost their fizz—flat wine, stale beer. Over time, it broadened to describe anything mentally or emotionally dull. Today it’s used by critics to describe uninspired writing, lifeless performances, or empty political rhetoric. In short, it’s the word for anything that should feel alive—but doesn’t.
(noun) Growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.
The planet formed through accretion as dust and gas particles slowly clumped together over millions of years.
Early 17th century: from Latin “accretio(n-),” from “accrescere” meaning “to grow,” from “ad-” (to) + “crescere” (to grow).