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 dullness
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 Hilton became a symbol for excessive wealth, celebrity vacuity, and moral decline. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025 But her refusal to investigate why the system is so broken is the natural outcome of her studied vacuity. — Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025 In assigning him that seemingly perverse task, Scorsese tapped into the vague air of vacuity at the center of a star who’s always seemed present and absent all at once. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2025 Only a few days into quarantine, a loathsome instant classic of Hollywood vacuity had been born. — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vacuity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuity
  1. emptiness
  2. dullness
  3. vacancy
  4. thickness
  5. mindlessness
  6. denseness
  7. dumbness
  8. density
Noun
  • However, at the quantum level, emptiness is filled with unwanted noise.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The problem isn’t the characterization, since the surgeon is extremely well drawn and Văncică’s performance picks up on both the overall inner emptiness and the yearning for something more.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of emptiness
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  • Meanwhile, glycerin, betaine, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, and beta-glucan flood the area with hydration, while niacinamide brightens the look of dullness and uneven tone.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The very dullness of it lends the alliances a ballast in the face of a turbulent political cycle.
    — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • By my count, 16 of the 28 storefronts lining the glossy pedestrian speedway are empty — a 57 percent vacancy rate.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
  • One data center company, Aligned, is tearing down four high-vacancy office buildings in town, including the former ADP payroll building, to build new data center space.
    — Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacancy
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  • These two steaks are different cuts, sizes and thicknesses, but the goal remains the same.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • No tweak hits the ground without extensive testing, both with machinery and with athletes scrutinizing everything from grip strength to rubber thickness.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of thickness
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  • There’s the White House and its malicious megaphone of mindlessness; the generative AI advocates and their pushy, pathetic ploys; the Major League Baseball owners and their dedication to self-destruction.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The show’s real villain is mindlessness, in other words.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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  • Tiernan is tall but carries the denseness of frame and core strength of a guard.
    — Matthew Mowery, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Understand how rye works in baking Though dark, dense rye bread is delicious, rye flour does not inherently create denseness in other baked goods.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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  • The first 10 minutes are an incredible swirl of paranoia, alcoholism, and sluggish dumbness when Gould just needs to feed his cat.
    — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
  • Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.
    — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of dumbness
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  • Lithium-sulfur batteries with nearly twice lithium-ion energy density are headed to the US Army for independent testing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • After all, hair texture, density, personal style, and individual features should all come into play.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Vacuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuity. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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