Translations for „vacuity“ in the English » German Dictionary

va·cu·ity [vækˈju:əti, Am -ət̬i] N

1. vacuity no pl pej:

vacuity (vacancy of mind)

Leere f

vacuity (brainlessness)

Geistlosigkeit f

vacuity (lack of expression)

Ausdruckslosigkeit f

2. vacuity (inane remarks):

vacuities pl

Plattheiten pl

vacuities pl

Platitüden pl form

vacuities pl

A oft Floskeln pl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His prose has that flat, stilted quality familiar to the modern reader as a sign of moral vacuity, but does he have to be so uninteresting with it?

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The scandal demonstrated the emptiness and vacuity of the existing legislation governing election campaign donations.

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The vacuity of parts of the media elite who scoffed and jeered at the ignorance of the very people it was duty-bound to educate.

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The last thing he wanted was dig after dig about the brainless vacuity of his new wife you would imagine, and you'd be right.

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Celebrity vacuity and political lies occupy the same terrain, and the muddle assumes total form via social media.

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For example, scalloping of the tongue is said to indicate qi vacuity.

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Despite her ability to present herself very well, there is a moral vacuity in her which is difficult, if not impossible, to explain.

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In a tension connecting fullness and vacuity, the absence of decors, the quasi-monochromic aspect of her pallet and the stiff attitude of the model, characterize her portraits.

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Exceptions are vacuity-cold and repletion-heat patterns, who are sometimes referred to as yin patterns and yang patterns respectively.

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A holiday from pessimism, a vacation from celebrity vacuity.

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