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in·an·ity[ɪˈnænəti, AM -t̬i]n ( pej)* * *[I'nnItɪ]nDummheit f; (of suggestion also) Hirnverbranntheit f* * *a) geistige Leereb) dumme Bemerkung:inanities pl albernes Geschwätz* * *n.Nichtigkeit f. -
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3 haszontalanság
(DE) Brimborium {s}; Müßigkeit {e}; Nichtsnutzigkeit {e}; (EN) falderol; fribble; fribblery; idleness; inanity; tosh; unprofitableness -
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(DE) Blödsinn {r}; Blödsinnigkeit {e}; Einfältigkeit {e}; Faxen {e}; Larifari {s}; Schwabenstreich {r}; Torheit {e}; (EN) betise; boobyism; buncombe; bunk; bunkum; bushwa; crassitude; crassness; doltishness; fatuity; fiddle; fiddle-de-dee; flapdoodle; folly; foolishness; fribble; fudge; imbecility; inanity; ineptitude; kibosh; monkey business; nonsense; piffle; rot; silliness; skittles!; tomfoolery; tosh; trashery; twaddy; unreason; vacuousness; witlessness; wooden-headedness -
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(DE) Lappalie {e}; Larifari {s}; Nichtigkeit {e}; Wenigkeit {e}; Dingelchen {s}; Dingerchen {pl}; Fitzchen {s}; Fitze {e}; Futilität {e}; Lauserei {e}; Stippe {e}; (EN) bagatelle; counter; doit; falderol; fillip; fingle-fangle; fribble; fribblery; inanity; nihility; nothing; nothingness; nullity; pin's head; pin's point; small matter; toy
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Inanity — In*an i*ty, n.; pl. {Inanities}. [L. inanitas, fr. inanis empty: cf. F. inanit[ e]. See {Inane}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness. [1913 Webster] 2. Lack of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity. [1913 Webster] 3. An… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inanity — index bombast, jargon (unintelligible language), platitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inanity — (n.) c.1600, emptiness, hollowness, literal and figurative, from Fr. inanité or directly from L. inanitas emptiness, empty space, figuratively worthlessness, noun of quality from inanis empty, void, worthless, useless, of uncertain origin … Etymology dictionary
inanity — [in an′i tē] n. [Fr inanité < L inanitas, emptiness] 1. the quality or condition of being inane; specif., a) emptiness b) lack of sense or meaning; silliness 2. pl. inanities something inane; senseless or silly act, remark, etc … English World dictionary
inanity — inane ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking sense or meaning; silly. DERIVATIVES inanely adverb inanity noun (pl. inanities) . ORIGIN Latin inanis empty, vain … English terms dictionary
inanity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1603 1. the quality or state of being inane: as a. lack of substance ; emptiness b. vapid, pointless, or fatuous character ; shallowness 2. something that is inane … New Collegiate Dictionary
inanity — /i nan i tee/, n., pl. inanities for 2. 1. lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness. 2. something inane. 3. shallowness; superficiality. [1595 1605; < L inanitas. See INANE, ITY] * * * … Universalium
inanity — noun a) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness. Working in any bureaucracy means being bedeviled by inanities daily. b) Something that is inane … Wiktionary
inanity — Synonyms and related words: absence of mind, absurdity, agnosticism, aimlessness, aridity, asininity, barrenness, battiness, big deal, blank, blank mind, blankmindedness, blankness, bloodlessness, bootlessness, brainlessness, buffoonery,… … Moby Thesaurus
inanity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. silliness, asininity, foolishness; see stupidity 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Total lack of ideas, meaning, or substance: barrenness, blankness, emptiness, hollowness, vacancy, vacuity, vacuousness. See FULL … English dictionary for students
inanity — in·an·i·ty || ɪ nænÉ™tɪ n. foolishness, silliness; hollowness, vanity; emptiness; something foolish or inane … English contemporary dictionary
