Definition of VACUITY

vacuity

Plural: vacuities

Noun

  • The state of being empty or lacking content; an empty space.
  • the absence of matter
  • a region that is devoid of matter
  • total lack of meaning or ideas
  • Emptiness.
  • Physical emptiness, an absence of matter; vacuum.
  • Idleness; listlessness.
  • An empty or inane remark or thing.

Examples

  • The VACUITY of my rack after a seven-letter word felt both relieving and daunting.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin vacuitās (“empty space, vacancy, vacuity”); equivalent to vacu(ous) + -ity.

Scrabble Score: 15

vacuity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vacuity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vacuity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

vacuity: valid Words With Friends Word