Vacuity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the absence of matter

a region that is devoid of matter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vækjˈuːɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/vakjˈuːɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vakjˈuːɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /vækjˈuːɪɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pointlessness inanity mindlessness senselessness vacuum

Word Forms

inane	adjective	devoid of intelligence
senseless	adjective	serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
mindless	adjective	not marked by the use of reason
vacuous	adjective	devoid of significance or point
pointless	adjective	serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leere

die Abwesenheit von Materie

🇫🇷French

vacuité

l'absence de matière

🇪🇸Spanish

vacuidad

la ausencia de materia

🇮🇹Italian

vacuità

l'assenza di materia

🇳🇱Dutch

leegte

de afwezigheid van materie

🇵🇹Portuguese

vacuidade

a ausência de matéria

🇷🇺Russian

пустота

отсутствие материи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निस्सारता

पदार्थ का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

শূন্যতা

পদার্থের অনুপস্থিতি

🇮🇳Tamil

வெற்றிடம்

பொருள் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

శూన్యత

పదార్థం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

रिक्तता

पदार्थाची अनुपस्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાલીપણું

પદાર્થની ગેરહાજરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಾಲಿತನ

ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಅನುಪಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശൂന്യത

ദ്രവ്യത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਲੀਪਨ

ਮਾਮਲੇ ਦੀ ਅਣਹੋਂਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

خلاء

مادے کی عدم موجودگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

真空

物质的不存在

🇯🇵Japanese

真空

物質の不在

🇰🇷Korean

공허

물질의 부재

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỗ trống

sự vắng mặt của vật chất

🇹🇭Thai

ความว่างเปล่า

ไม่มีเรื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekosongan

tidak adanya materi

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng laman

ang kawalan ng bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kekosongan

ketiadaan jirim

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فراغ

غياب المادة

🇮🇷Persian

خلأ

عدم وجود ماده

🇹🇷Turkish

dalgınlık

maddenin yokluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֵיקוּת

היעדר החומר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'vacuity'?

The primary meaning of 'vacuity' is 'the absence of matter'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vacuity' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'vacuity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vacuity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vacuity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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