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vacuity

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++va·cu·i·ty /vəˈkjuːəti, væ- $ væ-/ noun [uncountable] formal  STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTlack of intelligent, interesting, or serious thought 愚蠢;空虚;贫乏
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vacuityAddressing Honderich's work on its own terms, one must question whether he demonstrates the complete vacuity of Conservative thinking.He laid aside his paper and allowed himself to be lulled into a rhythmical vacuity by the swaying of the ambulance.Surely, five hundred years of argument have convinced most reasonable people of the vacuity of this debate.But the book's principal defect remains the vacuity of its protagonist.
Origin vacuity (1500-1600) Latin vacuitas, from vacuus; → VACUOUS
va·cu·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
interesting, lack intelligent, serious or thought Corpus of


vacuity
vacuity /vəˈkjuːəti, vəˈkjuːɪti, væ- $ væ-/ noun [uncountable] formal
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: vacuitas, from vacuus; vacuous
lack of intelligent, interesting, or serious thought


vacu·ityBrE /vəˈkjuːəti/ 🔊NAmE /vəˈkjuːəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) lack of serious thought or purpose 空虚;茫然;缺乏思考