vacuity

English

/væˈkjuːɪtɪ/, /vaˈkjuːɪti/

noun
Definitions
  • Emptiness.
  • Physical emptiness, an absence of matter; vacuum.
  • Idleness; listlessness.
  • An empty or inane remark or thing.

Etymology

Derived from Latin vacuitās (empty space, vacuity, vacancy) affix from English vacuous root from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (empty, be lacking, be empty, abandon, leave, wasted, lack, deserted).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁weh₂-

Gloss

empty, be lacking, be empty, abandon, leave, wasted, lack, deserted

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