vapidity

vapidity
va·pid·ity
[væpˈɪdəti, AM -ət̬i]
n no pl (pej) Geistlosigkeit f pej
spiritual \vapidity spirituelle Leere
* * *
[v'pIdItɪ]
n (liter
of conversation, remark, person) Geistlosigkeit f; (of book, song) Inhaltslosigkeit f; (of smile) (= insincerity) Ausdruckslosigkeit f; (showing boredom) Mattheit f; (of style) Kraftlosigkeit f no pl; (of taste) Schalheit f
* * *
vapidity, vapidness s
1. Schalheit f (auch fig)
2. fig Fadheit f
3. fig Leere f
* * *
n.
Schalheit f.

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