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(uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness. / Something that is inane.

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inanity

Source Word

inanity

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

uncountable countable

(uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness. / Something that is inane.

Japanese Meaning

ばかげたこと、馬鹿げた状態 / 無意味さ、意味のなさ / 内容のない、空虚な性質

After hours of small talk, I was struck by the inanity of the conversation.

何時間にも及ぶ世間話の後、その会話の空虚さに愕然とした。

Sense（1）

(uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.

Sense（2）

Something that is inane.

Working in any bureaucracy means being bedeviled by inanities daily.

inanities

（ plural ）