absurdity aimlessness aridity barrenness bloodlessness bootlessness characterlessness colorlessness deadness dismalness dragginess dreariness dryness dullness dustiness effeteness emptiness etiolation fatuity fecklessness flatness fruitlessness futility heaviness hollowness impotence inanity ineffectiveness ineffectuality inefficacy inexcitability insipidity insipidness jejunity leadenness lifelessness lowness of spirit meaninglessness nugacity otiosity paleness pallor pokiness ponderousness profitlessness purposelessness rat race slowness solemnity spiritlessness sterility stiffness stodginess stuffiness superficiality tastelessness tediousness the absurd triviality uninterestingness unliveliness unproductiveness unprofitability unprofitableness valuelessness vanity vapidity vapidness vicious circle woodenness worthlessness