inanity

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French inanité, from Latin inanitas

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

inanity (countable and uncountable, plural inanities)

1. (uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
2. Something that is inane.

   Working in any bureaucracy means being bedeviled by inanities daily.

TranslationsEdit

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