different between abasement vs vapid

English

Etymology

abase +? -ment. Compare French abaissement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??be?s.m?nt/
• Rhymes: -e?sm?nt

Noun

abasement (countable and uncountable, plural abasements)

1. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16^th century.]
2. The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16^th century.]

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References

• abasement in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• abasement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• entamebas

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?væp.?d/, /?ve?p.?d/

Adjective

vapid (comparative more vapid, superlative most vapid)

1. Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
2. Lifeless, dull, or banal.
   • 1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, page 30 ?ISBN

     Then there was a little more trite conversation between Mr. Arabin and Mr. Harding; trite, and hard, and vapid, and senseless.

3. Tasteless, bland, or insipid.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:boring, Thesaurus:wearisome, Thesaurus:soporific

Derived terms

• vapidity
• vapidly
• vapidness

Translations

Anagrams

• pavid

Estonian

Noun

vapid

1. nominative plural of vapp