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vacuity definition

va·cu·ity (va kyo̵̅o̅′ə tē)

noun pl. vacuities -·ties

  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, remark, or quality; inanity

Etymology: L vacuitas < vacuus, empty

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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