inanity, senselessness, mindlessness, vacuity, pointlessness
(noun) total lack of meaning or ideas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inanity (countable and uncountable, plural inanities)
(uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
Something that is inane.
Source: Wiktionary
In*an"i*ty, n.; pl. Inanities. Etym: [L. inanitas, fr. inanis empty: cf. F. inanité. See Inane.]
1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.
2. Want of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity.
3. An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
