Dictionary

vacuousness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈvækju.əsnəs/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English vacuous Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English vacuousness From vacuous + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The quality of being vacuous. ▸ Being empty.
2. (uncountable) The quality of being vacuous. ▸ Being stupid.
   • Near-synonyms: fatuity, fatuousness

Relateds

vacuum · vacuitous · vacuity

Synonyms

fatuity · fatuousness

Translations (1)

es vacuidad (noun)