vacuity

[ va-kyoo-i-tee, vuh- ]

noun

, plural va·cu·i·ties.

1. the state of being vacuous or without contents; vacancy; emptiness:

   the vacuity of the open sea.

2. absence of thought or intelligence; inanity; blankness:

   a mind of undeniable vacuity.

3. a time or state of dullness, lacking in mental or physical action or productivity:

   the vacuity of modern existence.

4. an empty space; void:

   a vacuity in the earth formed by erosion.

5. absence or lack of something specified:

   a vacuity of feeling.

6. something inane, senseless, or stupid:

   conversation full of vacuities.

7. a vacuum.

vacuity

/ væˈkjuːɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being vacuous; emptiness
2. an empty space or void; vacuum
3. a lack or absence of something specified

   a vacuity of wind

4. lack of normal intelligence or awareness; vacancy

   his stare gave an impression of complete vacuity

5. something, such as a statement, saying, etc, that is inane or pointless
6. (in customs terminology) the difference in volume between the actual contents of a container and its full capacity

Word History and Origins

Origin of vacuity¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin vacuitās; vacuous, -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of vacuity¹

C16: from Latin vacuitās empty space, from vacuus empty

Example Sentences

As a treatise on the essential vacuity of the white liberal male, Boyhood is a staggering achievement.

From The Daily Beast

What was intended to seem like “moral complexity” is left looking instead  like utter moral vacuity.

From The Daily Beast

A method of Vacuity pure and simple—the exact opposite of Mental Assimilation.

From Project Gutenberg

Tobacco is less a fosterer of thought than a solace of mental vacuity.

From Project Gutenberg

It combats ennui, lassitude, and intolerable vacuity, soothing the nerves and diverting attention from self.

From Project Gutenberg

This is the method of Vacuity or Dawdling formerly mentioned.

From Project Gutenberg

The sky wore, in another colour, the same likeness; a white vacuity of countenance with the lineaments gone.

From Project Gutenberg