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Added 15 October 2026

vacuity

/væˈkjuːɪtɪ/ noun

Latin root: vacuitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vacuity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Emptiness.
Physical emptiness; an absence of matter.
Idleness; listlessness.

Origin

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

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