inanities
Pointless silly remarks
Inanities are things that are empty of meaning or significance—silly remarks, pointless activities, vapid observations.
The word carries a tone of intellectual dismissal: I couldn't bear another evening of cocktail party inanities.
Someone rattling off inanities is wasting breath on the trivial or obvious.
The singular inanity can refer either to a specific foolish utterance or to the quality of being inane.
Trivial, prolonged speech
- babbleIncoherent speech
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- drivelSenseless, silly talk
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
ramble · yammer · natter · gabble · patter · blabber · maunder · small talk
Wildly illogical quality
- drivelSenseless, silly talk
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- claptrapInsincere, pretentious language
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
hogwash · malarkey · poppycock · twaddle · rubbish · hokum · flapdoodle · gobbledygook
Utter emptiness or blankness
- hollownessState of being empty inside
- vapidnessAbsence of liveliness or interest
- shallownessLack of depth
- meaninglessnessLack of significance
Unserious, lighthearted conduct
- pettinessFocus on insignificant matters
- superficialityAbsence of meaningful depth
- triflesInsignificant things
- banalityTiresome lack of originality
vapidity · fluff · froth · minutiae · trivia · inconsequentialities · nothings · small potatoes
prattle
Trivial, prolonged speech
jabber · ramble · yammer · natter · gabble · patter · blabber · maunder · small talk · idle talk
absurdity
Wildly illogical quality
- drivelSenseless, silly talk
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- claptrapInsincere, pretentious language
gibberish · hogwash · malarkey · poppycock · twaddle · rubbish · hokum · flapdoodle · gobbledygook · mumbo-jumbo
vacuity
Utter emptiness or blankness
- hollownessState of being empty inside
- vapidnessAbsence of liveliness or interest
- shallownessLack of depth
meaninglessness · pointlessness · worthlessness · futility · barrenness
frivolity
Unserious, lighthearted conduct
- pettinessFocus on insignificant matters
- superficialityAbsence of meaningful depth
- triflesInsignificant things
banality · vapidity · fluff · froth · minutiae · trivia · inconsequentialities · nothings · small potatoes · piffle
inanitiesprofundities
Matters of great depth
insights · wisdom · substance · profundity · wisdoms