n.
Pronunciation: va- ' kyü- ə -t ē , v ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English vacuite, Latin vacuitas, from vacuus empty
Date: 15th century
1 : an empty space
2 : the state, fact, or quality of being vacuous
3 : something (as an idea) that is vacuous or inane