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Inanition vs. Inanity
Inanition
/ˌɪnəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/Examples:
The project suffered from managerial inanition.Years of neglect led to the park's inanition.His speech was criticized for its emotional inanition.
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Inanity
/ɪˈnanɪti/Examples:
Listening to his speech was an exercise in inanity.The meeting dragged on, filled with nothing but inanity.She abandoned the novel, tired of its relentless inanity.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Inanition has the concept of depletion or emptiness, similar to nutrition but indicating a lack thereof.
- Inanity sounds like insanity and pertains to being empty in terms of meaning or sense, like foolishness or silliness.
- Remember that inanition is often about physical exhaustion, while inanity is mental dullness or stupidity.
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