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Vacuity — Va*cu i*ty, n. [L. vacuitas. See {Vacuous}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled; emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of countenance. [1913 Webster] Hunger is such a state of vacuity as to require a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vacuity — can refer to: *Emptiness *Śūnyatā, the Buddhist term about the impermanent nature of form … Wikipedia
vacuity — index nullity, opacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vacuity — [va kyo͞o′ə tē] n. pl. vacuities [L vacuitas < vacuus, empty] 1. the quality or state of being empty; emptiness 2. an empty space; void or vacuum 3. emptiness of mind; lack of intelligence, interest, or thought 4. an inane or senseless thing,… … English World dictionary
vacuity — /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… … Universalium
vacuity — [[t]vækju͟ːɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu with poss (disapproval) If you refer to the vacuity of something or someone, you are critical of them because they lack intelligent thought or ideas. [FORMAL] His vacuity was a handicap in these debates. ...a… … English dictionary
vacuity — noun a) emptiness to find so sensible a breach or vacuity in the course of the passions, by means of this breach in the connexion of ideas; b) vacuum … Wiktionary
vacuity — vacuous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing a lack of thought or intelligence. DERIVATIVES vacuity noun vacuously adverb vacuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin vacuus empty … English terms dictionary
vacuity — noun (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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
vacuity — Synonyms and related words: bare, bareness, barrenness, blank, blankness, bleakness, cavity, clear, desolateness, dull, dullness, emptiness, empty, empty headed, foolish, hollow, hollowness, inane, inanity, nada, nihility, nonexistence, nullity,… … Moby Thesaurus
