inanity

English

Etymology

From French inanité, from Latin inanitas

Pronunciation

enPR: ĭ-năn′-ĭt-ē, IPA^(key): /ɪˈnænɪti/
Hyphenation: i‧nan‧i‧ty

Noun

inanity (countable and uncountable, plural inanities)

(uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
Something that is inane.
Working in any bureaucracy means being bedeviled by inanities daily.

Translations

property of being inane

Dutch: inhoudsloosheid f, stupiditeit (nl) f, leegheid (nl) f, zinloosheid (nl) f
French: inanité (fr) f

Galician: inanidade (gl) f
Spanish: inanidad (es) f

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