Inanity synonyms

ĭ-năn'ĭ-tē

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absurdity
(Uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
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vacuity
An inane or senseless thing, remark, or quality; inanity
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barrenness
The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.
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pointlessness
The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless.
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silliness
(Countable) An act that is silly; a result of being silly.
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blankness
The characteristic of being blank.
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asininity
(Uncountable) The quality of being asinine; obstinate stupidity
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foolishness
(Uncountable) The state of being foolish.
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stupidity (related)
(Countable) An act that is stupid.
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emptiness
The state or feeling of being empty
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frivolity
The quality or condition of being frivolous.
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hollowness
The state or quality of being hollow
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nonsense
Something foolish.
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senselessness
The state of being senseless.
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triviality
The quality of being trivial or unimportant.
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vapidity
The state or quality of being vapid; flatness; dullness; insipidity
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vacancy
An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.
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vacuousness
The quality of being vacuous
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full (related)
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mindlessness
The property of behaving in a mindless manner.
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idiocy (related)
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vulgarity (related)
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nastiness (related)
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banality (related)
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childishness (related)
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drivel (related)
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Inanity Sentence Examples

  • We have experienced 2 such cases of sheer inanity.

  • He had lost his hold upon Pennsylvania and his support in the house, while a cabal in the senate, bitterly and personally hostile to the treasury, crippled the administration and reduced every government measure to mere inanity.

  • Scott justly observed that Defoe's style "is the last which should be attempted by a writer of inferior genius; for though it be possible to disguise mediocrity by fine writing, it appears in all its naked inanity when it assumes the garb of simplicity."

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