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单词 inanity
释义 inan·i·ty
\ə̇ˈnanəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: French or Latin; French inanité, from Latin inanitat-, inanitas, from inanis inane + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : the quality or state of being inane: as
 a. : the condition of lacking all substance or content : emptiness, hollowness
  < the present situation in the North is political inanity — J.V.Kelleher >
 b. : vapid, pointless, or fatuous character : lack of profundity : meaningless quality : shallowness
  < the inanity and dullness of most conversations — Hunter Mead >
  < a master who has suffered … from the inanity of his interpreters — A.E.Wier >
2. : something that is foolish, trivial, or pointless
 < fulsome inanities — Walker Evans >
 < the statement was a downright inanity >
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