χαυνότης
ητος, ἡ
A.
porousness, sponginess, τῆς γῆς interpol. in X. Oec. 19.11; τάφρου Plu. Pyrrh. 28; of snow, Id. 2.649c; of foam, ib.99b.
2.
looseness of a bandage, Gal(?). ap.Orib. 46.1.15.
II.
metaph., empty conceit, vanity, ἀνοήτου ψυχῆς Pl. Tht. 175b; opp. μεγαλοψυχία, Arist. EN 1107b23.