vacuity
Americannoun
plural
vacuities-
the state of being vacuous or without contents; vacancy; emptiness.
the vacuity of the open sea.
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absence of thought or intelligence; inanity; blankness.
a mind of undeniable vacuity.
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a time or state of dullness, lacking in mental or physical action or productivity.
the vacuity of modern existence.
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an empty space; void.
a vacuity in the earth formed by erosion.
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absence or lack of something specified.
a vacuity of feeling.
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something inane, senseless, or stupid.
conversation full of vacuities.
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a vacuum.
noun
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the state or quality of being vacuous; emptiness
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an empty space or void; vacuum
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a lack or absence of something specified
a vacuity of wind
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lack of normal intelligence or awareness; vacancy
his stare gave an impression of complete vacuity
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something, such as a statement, saying, etc, that is inane or pointless
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(in customs terminology) the difference in volume between the actual contents of a container and its full capacity
Etymology
Origin of vacuity
First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin vacuitās; vacuous, -ity
Example Sentences
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As I wrote last year, Bankman-Fried exploited the vacuity of crypto by slathering it over with what sounded like profundities but were vacuous at their core.
From Los Angeles Times
Bankman-Fried exploited the vacuity of crypto as an asset by slathering it over with what sounded like profundities but were vacuous at their core.
From Los Angeles Times
His article in Harper’s has something of Joan Didion’s wry bemusement about the vacuity of modern celebrity.
From Los Angeles Times
One of the secondary subjects of this tough, absorbing, meticulously controlled movie is the creeping vacuity of so much contemporary teen culture — a culture in which Lea participates without feeling entirely of it.
From Los Angeles Times
“The choice was so heroic and unoriginal that it left them forever after with a feeling of gaping vacuity,” he writes.
From New York Times
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