VACUITY


Meaning of VACUITY in English

/va kyooh"i tee, veuh-/ , n. , pl. vacuities .

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.

[ 1535-45; vacuitas. See VACUOUS, -ITY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .