See Also: inanity(dictionary)

inanity (iou)



inanity noun. E16.
[Latin inanitas, formed as INANE: see -ITY.]
Lack of substance or solidity; unsatisfactoriness; lack of ideas; senselessness, silliness; the quality of being devoid of interest. E16.
P. Carey I return my eyes to the inanity of the television.
b. An inane remark or practice. M17.
P. Lively I corrected the inanities encouraged by her grandmothers.
c. Lack of active interest in life; idleness. L18.
The quality or condition of being void or empty; emptiness. E17.