🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

지루한

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiru-han

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vapid/ˈvæp.ɪd/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀의 지루한 대화는 아무런 흥미도 끌지 못했다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; lacking significance, liveliness, or spirit.

    "He made a vapid remark about the weather that brought an awkward silence to the room."
  2. 2

    Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat or insipid, typically used of food or drink.

    "The open bottle of soda had sat out too long and tasted completely vapid."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin adjective 'vapidus', meaning flat, stale, or spoiling (originally used of wine that had lost its life and spirit). It entered the English language in the mid-17th century, initially keeping its literal sense regarding liquids before expanding metaphorically to describe dull, lifeless conversations, ideas, or personalities.

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