Vacuity

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vacuity \Va*cu"i*ty\ (v[.a]*k[=u]"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. vacuitas.
     See {Vacuous}.]
     1. The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled;
        emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of
        countenance.
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              Hunger is such a state of vacuity as to require a
              fresh supply of aliment.              --Arbuthnot.
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     2. Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an
        invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum.
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              A vacuity is interspersed among the particles of
              matter.                               --Bentley.
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              God . . . alone can answer all our longings and fill
              every vacuity of our soul.            --Rogers.
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     3. Want of reality; inanity; nihility. [R.]
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              Their expectations will meet with vacuity.
                                                    --Glanvill.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vacuity
       n 1: the absence of matter [syn: {vacuum}]
       2: total absence of matter [syn: {vacuousness}]
       3: a region empty of matter [syn: {vacuum}]
       4: total lack of meaning or ideas [syn: {inanity}, {senselessness},
           {mindlessness}, {pointlessness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "vacuity":
     bare, bareness, barrenness, blank, blankness, bleakness, cavity,
     clear, desolateness, dull, dullness, emptiness, empty,
     empty-headed, foolish, hollow, hollowness, inane, inanity, nada,
     nihility, nonexistence, nullity, shallow, silly, stark, stupidity,
     superficial, vacancy, vacant, vacuous, vacuousness, void,
     voidness