Word of the Day for Friday, March 13, 2009
.
inanition \in-uh-NISH-uhn\, noun:
inanition \in-uh-NISH-uhn\, noun:
.
1. The condition or quality of being empty.
1. The condition or quality of being empty.
2. Exhaustion, as from lack of nourishment.
3. Lack of vitality or spirit.
.
The B.O.'s Cabinet suffers from experiential and moral inanition!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
.
Inanition derives from Latin inanitio, "emptiness," from inanire, "to make empty," from inanis, "empty." It is related to inane, "lacking sense or intelligence; pointless."
No comments:
Post a Comment