inanición

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin inānītiōnem, from inānīre (“to make empty”), from inānis (“empty, vain”); see inane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /inaniˈθjon/ [i.na.niˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /inaniˈsjon/ [i.na.niˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: i‧na‧ni‧ción

Noun

inanición f (plural inaniciones)

1. starvation, inanition

   Synonym: consunción

Further reading

• “inanición”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10