Definition of INANITION

inanition

Meanings

Plural: inanitions

Noun

  • weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
  • exhaustion resulting from lack of food
  • The act of removing the contents of something; the state of being empty.
  • A state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition, food, or water or a physiological inability to utilize them, with resulting weakness.
  • A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to nausea in existentialist philosophy.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English inanicioun, borrowed from Old French inanition, itself borrowed from Late Latin inānītio, from inānīre (“to make empty”), from inānis (“empty, vain”); see inane.

Antonyms

repletion

Scrabble Score: 9

inanition is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
inanition is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inanition is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

inanition is a valid Words With Friends word