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... starvationexhaustionemptinessdepletiondebilityenervation ↔ Opposites nourishmentrepletionfullness Word family Related forms inaneinanity Etymology AI details From Late Latin inanitio ('emptiness'), from Latin inanitus, past participle of inanire ('to make empty'), from inanis ('empty'). inanitio Late Latin inanis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown