Inanity \In*an"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Inanities}. [L. inanitas, fr.
inanis empty: cf. F. inanit['e]. See {Inane}.]
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1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.
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2. Lack of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity.
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3. An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly
object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world.
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