inanity
Other forms: inanities
Inanity is complete nonsense. You may be a huge fan of an action movie, but the inanity of its sequel means you're likely to skip the third and fourth installments.
A lot of what passes for comedy on TV is really just inanities: foolish characters in ridiculous situations. And while one political figure makes meaningful speeches that truly inspire you, another tends to spout inanities. An earlier definition of inanity was "emptiness," from a Latin root meaning "empty or useless." During the 18th century, the word came to mean "empty of intelligence, or silly."
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total lack of meaning or ideassynonyms: mindlessness, pointlessness, senselessness, vacuitytype of:meaninglessnessthe quality of having no value or significance
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Seventh grader Sam Marino is determined to win the contest that would decide which historical figure would be honored with a statue in front of New York's Staten Island Borough Hall.
The daughter of the mayor and treasurer of Nutsmore, eightish-year-old Leeva Spayce Thornblossom rebels against being treated like an employee who must work to increase her parents' fame and money.
Katsa was "graced" with a special power to kill people, but instead of using her power to serve the ill will of her uncle, King Randa, she decides to learn how to use her powers for good.