ə̇ˈnanəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: French or Latin; French inanité, from Latin inanitat-, inanitas, from inanis inane + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : the quality or state of being inane: as
a. : the condition of lacking all substance or content : emptiness , hollowness
the present situation in the North is political inanity — J.V.Kelleher
b. : vapid, pointless, or fatuous character : lack of profundity : meaningless quality : shallowness
the inanity and dullness of most conversations — Hunter Mead
a master who has suffered … from the inanity of his interpreters — A.E.Wier
2. : something that is foolish, trivial, or pointless
fulsome inanities — Walker Evans
the statement was a downright inanity