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inanity

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in·an·i·ty  (-nn-t)
n. pl. in·an·i·ties
1. The condition or quality of being inane.
2. Something empty of meaning or sense.
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Noun1.inanity - total lack of meaning or ideas
mindlessness, pointlessness, senselessness, vacuity
meaninglessness - the quality of having no value or significance; "he resented the meaninglessness of the tasks they assigned him"
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Down he sank in a chair--ran his hands through his hair-- And chanted in mimsiest tones Words whose utter inanity proved his insanity, While he rattled a couple of bones.
The Hunting of the Snark by Carroll, Lewis View in context
All this with a sustained, holding stare which, in conjunction with the general inanity of the discourse, conveyed the impression of mild, dreary lunacy.
The Shadow Line by Conrad, Joseph View in context
The book is written throughout on the verge of realism, with divinations and conjectures across its border, and with lapses into the fool's paradise of romanticism, and an apparent content with its inanity and impossibility.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
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