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21Richard Mitchell — Dr. Richard Mitchell (April 26, 1929 ndash; December 27, 2002) was a professor, first of English and later of classics, [Sources are unclear on this subject. See the section Life for details.] at Glassboro State College in Glassboro, New Jersey.… …
22vacancy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. emptiness, void, vacuum, space; inanity, stupidity, idleness. See absence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A vacated position] Syn. opening, vacated post, post without an incumbent, unfilled position, unheld… …
23vacuity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Emptiness] Syn. vacancy, nothingness, void; see emptiness , vacuum . 2. [Inanity] Syn. fatuity, empty headedness, disinterest, disregard; see stupidity 1 , 2 , 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. emptiness nothingness,… …
24Unsubstantiality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unsubstantiality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unsubstantiality unsubstantiality insubstantiality Sgm: N 1 nothingness nothingness nihility Sgm: N 1 no degree no degree no part no quantity no thing GRP: N 2 …
25Unmeaningness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of meaning. < N PARAG:Unmeaningness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unmeaningness unmeaningness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 scrabble scrabble GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 empty sound empty sound dead letter vox et praeterea nihil => …
26inane — (adj.) silly, empty headed, 1819, earlier empty (1660s), a back formation from INANITY (Cf. inanity). Related: Inanely …
27inane — [[t]ɪne͟ɪn[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour or actions as inane, you think they are very silly or stupid. He always had this inane grin... She started asking me inane questions. Syn: idiotic Derived words: inanely …
28vacuity — n. 1. Emptiness, vacancy, inanity, inanition. 2. Void, vacuum, empty space, emptiness, vacancy. 3. Inanity, nihility, want of reality …
29mindlessness — noun 1. the trait of acting rashly and without prudence • Syn: ↑heedlessness, ↑rashness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rash (for: ↑rashness), ↑mindless, ↑heedless …
30pointlessness — noun total lack of meaning or ideas • Syn: ↑inanity, ↑senselessness, ↑mindlessness, ↑vacuity • Derivationally related forms: ↑pointless, ↑vacuous (for: ↑ …
