inanition

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪnəˈnɪʃən/ UK /ˌɪnəˈnɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
exhaustion from lack of nourishment; emptiness

The castaways drifted into a stupor of inanition before rescue came.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · exhaustion from lack of... starvation exhaustion emptinessdepletiondebilityenervation

Opposites

nourishment repletion fullness

Word family

Related forms inane inanity

Etymology

From Late Latin inanitio ('emptiness'), from Latin inanitus, past participle of inanire ('to make empty'), from inanis ('empty').

inanitio Late Latin inanis Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# inanition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnəˈnɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnəˈnɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. exhaustion from lack of nourishment; emptiness

## Examples
- The castaways drifted into a stupor of inanition before rescue came.

## Synonyms
- starvation
- exhaustion
- emptiness
- depletion
- debility
- enervation

## Antonyms
- nourishment
- repletion
- fullness

## Related Forms
- inane
- inanity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inanitio
- Root: inanis

## Etymology
From Late Latin inanitio ('emptiness'), from Latin inanitus, past participle of inanire ('to make empty'), from inanis ('empty').

## AI Etymology
Inanition comes from Late Latin inanitio ('emptiness'), from Latin inanitus, past participle of inanire ('to make empty'), from inanis ('empty'). The etymological trail includes Late Latin inanitio and Latin inanis. As a noun, inanition means exhaustion from lack of nourishment; emptiness. The same family is visible in related forms such as inane and inanity.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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