inanity

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
2. (countable, uncountable) Something that is inane.

Synonyms

silliness

senselessness

foolishness

nonsense

frivolity

vacuity

pointlessness

emptiness

inanition

mindlessness

immunity

inaction

mush

nonsensicalness

piffle

puerility

rot

rubbish

shenanigan

vacancy

absurdity

tommy rot

applesauce

baloney

barrenness

bunk

fatuity

fatuousness

foolery

idleness

ignorance

Translations

inanité

inanidad

zinloosheid

Nichtigkeit

boşluk

Dümmlichkeit

inhoudsloosheid

ανοησία

insulsaggine

stupiditeit

vacuité

imprudence

inanità

Zwecklosigkeit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈnænɪti/

Etymology

From French inanité, from Latin inanitas, equivalent to inane + -ity.