Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural in·an·i·ties for 2.
- lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- something inane.
- shallowness; superficiality.
noun plural -ties
- lack of intelligence or imagination; senselessness; silliness
- a senseless action, remark, etc
- archaic emptiness
c.1600, “emptiness, hollowness,” literal and figurative, from French inanité or directly from Latin inanitas “emptiness, empty space,” figuratively “worthlessness,” noun of quality from inanis “empty, void, worthless, useless,” of uncertain origin.