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vacuity
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vacuity
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vacuity
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Vacuity
(gcide) | Vacuity \Va*cu"i*ty\ (v[.a]*k[=u]"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. vacuitas.
See Vacuous.]
1. The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled;
emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of
countenance.
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Hunger is such a state of vacuity as to require a
fresh supply of aliment. --Arbuthnot.
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2. Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an
invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum.
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A vacuity is interspersed among the particles of
matter. --Bentley.
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God . . . alone can answer all our longings and fill
every vacuity of our soul. --Rogers.
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3. Want of reality; inanity; nihility. [R.]
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Their expectations will meet with vacuity.
--Glanvill.
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vacuity
(wn) | vacuity
n 1: the absence of matter [syn: vacuum, vacuity]
2: a region that is devoid of matter [syn: vacuum, vacuity]
3: total lack of meaning or ideas [syn: inanity,
senselessness, mindlessness, vacuity, pointlessness] |
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Vacuity
(gcide) | Vacuity \Va*cu"i*ty\ (v[.a]*k[=u]"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. vacuitas.
See Vacuous.]
1. The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled;
emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of
countenance.
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Hunger is such a state of vacuity as to require a
fresh supply of aliment. --Arbuthnot.
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2. Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an
invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum.
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A vacuity is interspersed among the particles of
matter. --Bentley.
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God . . . alone can answer all our longings and fill
every vacuity of our soul. --Rogers.
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3. Want of reality; inanity; nihility. [R.]
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Their expectations will meet with vacuity.
--Glanvill.
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