Vacuity
Pronunciation : Va*cu"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. vacuitas. See Vacuous.]
Definition : 1. The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled; emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of countenance. Hunger is such a state of vacuity as to require a fresh supply of aliment. Arbuthnot.
2. Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum. A vacuity is interspersed among the particles of matter. Bentley. God . . . alone can answer all our longings and fill every vacuity of our soul. Rogers.
3. Want of reality; inanity; nihility. [R.] Their expectations will meet with vacuity. Glanvill.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913