inanities

Variant of inanity

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being inane; specif.,
    1. emptiness
    2. lack of sense or meaning; silliness
  2. pl. inanities something inane; senseless or silly act, remark, etc.

Origin: Fr inanité < L inanitas, emptiness

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