vacuousness

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Her vacuousness is only surpassed by her ridiculousness.

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  1. The state of being vacuous, in either sense; vacuity.

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  • In the vacuousness of the face, there was no comprehension of the action, no reaction, no sign whatever of intelligence. —  Restoree
  • The vacuity of her excuse as she slipped away was matched only by the vacuousness of the young man she left, holding his half-drained martini and third or fourth proposition. —  The Metrognome and other Stories
  • The vacuity of her excuse as she slipped away was matched only by the vacuousness of the young man she left, holding his half? drained martini and third or fourth proposition. —  The Metrognome and Other Stories
  • If the CBC continues this vacuousness, then I might just watch the Americans instead! —  The Stormy Days of March
  • Her vacuousness is only surpassed by her ridiculousness. —  Hot Air » Top Picks
 

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