Definition

1. Noun:
   • Total lack of meaning or ideas: A state of being empty of intelligence, substance, or significant thought.
   • A region that is devoid of matter: An empty space; a void.
   • The absence of matter: A condition of containing no physical substance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The vacuity of his argument was apparent to everyone in the debate. (The total lack of substance in his argument was clear.)
  • Scientists study the vacuity of deep space. (Scientists study the emptiness of deep space, which is devoid of matter.)
  • The vacuity in the container was achieved by creating a perfect vacuum. (The absence of matter inside the container was achieved.)

Advanced Usage

• "Intellectual vacuity": A phrase describing a complete lack of intellectual content or serious thought.
  • The critic dismissed the film as an exercise in intellectual vacuity.
• "Existential vacuity": A state of feeling that life is empty or meaningless.
  • The novel explores the protagonist's sense of existential vacuity.

Variants and Related Words

• Vacuous (adj): Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; empty.
  • He gave a vacuous smile.
• Vacuum (n): A space entirely devoid of matter; a state of isolation from outside influences.
  • The pump creates a vacuum inside the chamber.

Synonyms

• Emptiness: The state of containing nothing.
• Void: A completely empty space.
• Inanity: Silly or stupid talk or behavior; lack of significance.

Related Phrases

• "A vacuity of thought": A complete absence of coherent ideas.
  • His speech was marked by a stunning vacuity of thought.

Noun

1. total lack of meaning or ideas
2. a region that is devoid of matter
3. the absence of matter