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noun
The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Something that is inane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
total lack of meaning or ideas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: senselessness, mindlessness, vacuity, pointlessness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meaninglessness
History
From French inanité, from Latin inānitās (“emptiness”), equivalent to inane + -ity.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
