Thesaurus: vacuity

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1. n. The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled; emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of countenance.
2. n. Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum.
3. n. Want of reality; inanity; nihility.
4. n. the absence of matter
5. n. a region that is devoid of matter
6. n. total lack of meaning or ideas
7. 1. The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled; emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of countenance. Hunger is such a state of vacuity as to require a fresh supply of aliment. Arbuthnot. 2. Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum. A vacuity is interspersed among the particles of matter. Bentley. God . . . alone can answer all our longings and fill every vacuity of our soul. Rogers. 3. Want of reality; inanity; nihility. [R.] Their expectations will meet with vacuity. Glanvill.
8. n:100 n the absence of matter n a region that is devoid of matter n total lack of meaning or ideas