vacuity

noun

va-ˈkyü-ə-tē How to pronounce vacuity (audio)
Definition of vacuitynext
1
as in emptiness
empty space the seemingly endless vacuity between settlements in the desert

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2
as in vacancy
the quality or state of being empty the vacuity of the house after everyone had moved out was both striking and depressing

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3
as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind the monumental vacuity of the starlet's comments on the important issues of the day

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Recent Examples of vacuity For decades, the industry and the media have mistaken Anderson’s introverted nature for vacuity. — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023 Instead of interrogating Indian officials on their Ukraine policy, or providing space for in-depth discussion of what India should do, Indian outlets echo the vacuity of Foreign Ministry pronouncements. — Anjani Jain, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022 Kaokept, who charms as the Balladeer, recedes into sympathetic vacuity when playing Oswald. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022 Meanwhile, traffic still roars over the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, and visitors must still cross the dispiriting vacuity of Virginia Avenue to get to the center. — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 See All Example Sentences for vacuity
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  1. thickness
  2. vacancy
  3. density
  4. stupidity
Noun
  • The Antarctic ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent, averages around 1.2 miles in thickness, with its thickest point reaching nearly 3 miles, the Australian Antarctic Program reports.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
  • While some can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and concerns, many are created with specific consumers and their needs in mind.
    — Siena Gagliano, Allure, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of thickness
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  • The three old friends got to talking and just like that, a recommendation to fill his caddie vacancy was made.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Turner filled the vacancy of the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime House Democrat who represented Texas’s 18th Congressional District.
    — Lauren Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
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  • Zoning allows a maximum density of 35 units per acre (or 225 to 260 units), such as with four- or five-story apartment buildings.
    — Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
  • These filters can be tuned to isolate the light from any of a huge variety of atoms and molecules that might be in a gas cloud, allowing a cloud’s composition, temperature, density, structure and other properties to be measured.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of density
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  • Beausoleil makes that claim, and argues that stupidity and self-preservation is also a sound reason for the Manson murders.
    — Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Brooks – an author of books on the human condition -- is careful to delineate stupidity from intelligence.
    — John Baldoni, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Vacuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuity. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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