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Webster 1913 Edition

Inanity

In-an′i-ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Inanities
(#)
.
[L.
inanitas
, fr.
inanis
empty: cf. F.
inanité
. See
Inane
.]
1.
Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.
2.
Lack of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity.
3.
An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; – chiefly in
pl.
;
as, the
inanities
of the world
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inanity

INAN'ITY

,
Noun.
[L. inanitas, from inanis, void.]
Emptiness; void space; vacuity.

Definition 2024

inanity

inanity

English

Noun

inanity ‎(countable and uncountable, plural inanities)

  1. (uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
  2. Something that is inane.
    Working in any bureaucracy means being bedeviled by inanities daily.

Translations

Etymology

From French inanité, from Latin inanitas

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