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va·cu·i·ty

   [va-kyoo-i-tee, vuh-]
noun, plural -ties.
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 state of dullness, lacking in mental or physical action or productivity: the vacuity of modern existence.
4.
an empty space; void: a vacuity in the earth formed by erosion.
5.
absence or lack of something specified: a vacuity of feeling.
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6.
something inane, senseless, or stupid: conversation full of vacuities.
7.
a vacuum.
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Origin:
1535–45; < Latin vacuitās. See vacuous, -ity
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vacuity (væˈkjuːɪtɪ)
 
—n , pl -ties
1.  the state or quality of being vacuous; emptiness
2.  an empty space or void; vacuum
3.  a lack or absence of something specified: a vacuity of wind
4.  lack of normal intelligence or awareness; vacancy: his stare gave an impression of complete vacuity
5.  something, such as a statement, saying, etc, that is inane or pointless
6.  (in customs terminology) the difference in volume between the actual contents of a container and its full capacity
 
[C16: from Latin vacuitās empty space, from vacuus empty]

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vacuity
1540s, "hollow space," from L. vacuitas "empty space, vacancy, freedom," from vacuus "empty" (see vacuum). Meaning "vacancy of mind or thought" is attested from 1590s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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