What is an inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world called?
inanity — An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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