vacuity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Latin vacuitās (“empty space, vacancy, vacuity”); equivalent to vacu(ous) + -ity.

In classic literature

Synonyms

vacuum

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