'Inanity' definitions:
Definition of 'inanity'
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noun
Definition of 'Inanity'
From: GCIDE
- Inanity \In*an"i*ty\, n.; pl. Inanities. [L. inanitas, fr. inanis empty: cf. F. inanit['e]. See Inane.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Lack of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inanity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absence of mind,
- absurdity,
- agnosticism,
- aimlessness,
- aridity,
- asininity,
- barrenness,
- battiness,
- big deal,
- blank,
- blank mind,
- blankmindedness,
- blankness,
- bloodlessness,
- bootlessness,
- brainlessness,
- buffoonery,
- callowness,
- calm of mind,
- characterlessness,
- clean slate,
- clownishness,
- colorlessness,
- counterproductiveness,
- counterproductivity,
- crackpottedness,
- crankiness,
- craziness,
- daffiness,
- dead letter,
- deadness,
- desipience,
- dismalness,
- dottiness,
- dragginess,
- dreariness,
- dryness,
- dullness,
- dustiness,
- eccentricity,
- effeteness,
- emptiness,
- emptiness of mind,
- empty sound,
- empty space,
- empty-headedness,
- etiolation,
- failure,
- fallow mind,
- fatuity,
- fatuousness,
- fecklessness,
- flatness,
- flavorlessness,
- flimsiness,
- folly,
- foolery,
- foolheadedness,
- foolishness,
- frivolity,
- frivolousness,
- fruitlessness,
- futility,
- giddiness,
- goofiness,
- greenhornism,
- greenness,
- heaviness,
- hiatus of learning,
- hollowness,
- idiocy,
- idleness,
- ignorance,
- ignorantism,
- ignorantness,
- imbecility,
- impotence,
- ineffectiveness,
- ineffectuality,
- ineffectualness,
- inefficaciousness,
- inefficacy,
- ineptitude,
- inexcitability,
- inexperience,
- innocence,
- insanity,
- insignificance,
- insipidity,
- insipidness,
- invalidity,
- jejuneness,
- jejunity,
- know-nothingism,
- knowledge-gap,
- lack of information,
- leadenness,
- levity,
- lifelessness,
- lightness,
- lowness of spirit,
- lunacy,
- madness,
- meaninglessness,
- mental blankness,
- mental void,
- mere noise,
- mildness,
- mindlessness,
- nescience,
- niaiserie,
- nirvana,
- noise,
- nonsensicality,
- nothing,
- nothingness,
- nugacity,
- nullity,
- nuttiness,
- oblivion,
- obscurantism,
- otiosity,
- paleness,
- pallor,
- passivity,
- phatic communion,
- pointlessness,
- pokiness,
- ponderousness,
- preposterousness,
- profitlessness,
- purposelessness,
- queerness,
- quietism,
- rat race,
- rawness,
- saplessness,
- sappiness,
- savorlessness,
- screwiness,
- senselessness,
- shallowness,
- silliness,
- simpleness,
- simplicity,
- slenderness,
- slightness,
- slowness,
- solemnity,
- spiritlessness,
- staleness,
- sterility,
- stiffness,
- stodginess,
- stuffiness,
- stupidity,
- superficiality,
- tabula rasa,
- tastelessness,
- tediousness,
- the absurd,
- thinness,
- thoughtfreeness,
- thoughtlessness,
- tranquillity,
- triflingness,
- triteness,
- triviality,
- trivialness,
- unacquaintance,
- unfamiliarity,
- unintelligence,
- uninterestingness,
- unknowing,
- unknowingness,
- unliveliness,
- unmeaningness,
- unproductiveness,
- unprofitability,
- unprofitableness,
- unripeness,
- unsavoriness,
- unsignificancy,
- uselessness,
- vacancy,
- vacuity,
- vacuousness,
- vacuum,
- valuelessness,
- vanity,
- vapidity,
- vapidness,
- vicious circle,
- void,
- wackiness,
- weakness,
- weirdness,
- wishy-washiness,
- witlessness,
- woodenness,
- worthlessness,
- zaniness,
- zanyism