vacuity
noun pl. vacuities
- the quality or state of being empty; emptiness
- an empty space; void or vacuum
- emptiness of mind; lack of intelligence, interest, or thought
- an inane or senseless thing, remark, or quality; inanity
See vacuity in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(vă-kyo͞oˈĭ-tē, və-)
noun pl. vac·u·i·ties - Total absence of matter; emptiness.
- An empty space; a vacuum.
- Total lack of ideas; emptiness of mind.
- Absence of meaningful occupation; idleness: “the crew, being patient people, much given to slumber and vacuity” (Washington Irving).
- The quality or fact of being devoid of something specified: a vacuity of taste; a vacuity of emotions.
- Something, especially a remark, that is pointless or inane: a conversation full of vacuities.
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