n. [ F. inanition, L. inanitio emptiness, fr. inanire to empty, fr. inanis empty. Cf. Inane. ] The condition of being inane; emptiness; lack of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from lack of food, either from partial or complete starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing the same result. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Repletion and inanition may both do harm in two contrary extremes. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]