inanity
i·nan·i·ty
inanity · inanities
бессмысленность
Belanglosigkeit, Nichtigkeit, Inanität, Sinnfreiheit
The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptinessThe property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
/ɪˈnænɪti/
» I'm tired of listening to your stupid inanities.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
Inanität, Belanglosigkeit, Sinnfreiheit
бессмы́сленностьbessmýslennostʹ
(countable, uncountable)Something that is inane.
Working in any bureaucracy means being bedeviled by inanities daily.
Belanglosigkeit, Nichtigkeit
More definitions
- total lack of meaning or ideas
Examples
1 sentencesI'm tired of listening to your stupid inanities.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
property of being inane:
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By meaning 1
property of being inane:
Origin
From French inanité, from Latin inānitās (“emptiness”), equivalent to inane + -ity.From French inanité, from Latin inānitās (“emptiness”), equivalent to inane + -ity.
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Forms
plural: inanitiesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- total lack of meaning or ideas:senselessnessmindlessnessvacuitypointlessness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedinane
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable