"inanity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪˈnænɪti/ Forms: inanities [plural]
enPR: ĭ-năn′-ĭt-ē Etymology: From French inanité, from Latin inanitas, equivalent to inane + -ity. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|inanité}} French inanité, {{uder|en|la|inanitas}} Latin inanitas, {{suffix|en|inane|ity}} inane + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inanity (countable and uncountable, plural inanities)
  1. (uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness. Tags: uncountable Translations (property of being inane): inhoudsloosheid [feminine] (Dutch), stupiditeit [feminine] (Dutch), leegheid [feminine] (Dutch), zinloosheid [feminine] (Dutch), inanité [feminine] (French), inanidade [feminine] (Galician), Inanität [feminine] (German), Belanglosigkeit [feminine] (German), Sinnfreiheit [feminine] (German), inanidade [feminine] (Portuguese), бессмы́сленность (bessmýslennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), inanidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-inanity-en-noun-~VoYTy8o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 93 7 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'property of being inane': 67 33
  2. Something that is inane. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (something that is inane): Belanglosigkeit [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-inanity-en-noun-r2xhZRYb Disambiguation of 'something that is inane': 11 89

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