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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inanity \In*an"i*ty\, n.; pl. Inanities. [L. inanitas, fr. inanis empty: cf. F. inanit['e]. See Inane.] [1913 Webster] 1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness. [1913 Webster] 2. Lack of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity. [1913 Webster] 3. An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world. [1913 Webster]