inanity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun total lack of meaning or ideas
    pointlessness; vacuity; senselessness; mindlessness.

WordNet

In*an"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. inanitas, fr. inanis empty: cf. F. inanité. See Inane.
Wordforms
plural Inanities
Definitions
  1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.
  2. Want of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity.
  3. An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world.

Webster 1913