inanición

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inaniˈθjon/ [i.na.niˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /inaniˈsjon/ [i.na.niˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025