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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 relates to a state of being empty, especially from lack of nourishment.
- Inanity refers to a quality of being silly or lacking sense.
- Think of inanition as a physical condition, while inanity is more about mental or intellectual emptiness.
- Remember: inanition with a t is related to tangible depletion.
- Think inanity as lacking sanity, thus it's more about foolishness.
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