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nugacity

PRONUNCIATION:

(noo-GAS-i-tee, nyoo-)

MEANING:

noun: Triviality; futility.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin nugax (trifling), from nugari (to trifle).

USAGE:

"For many, the Beachcomber column has been an oasis of nugacity in an otherwise worthy landscape."
Beachcomber; The Daily Express (London, UK); Jan 9, 2006.

See more usage examples of nugacity in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

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