Nothingness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing. uncountable, usually

    "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: / Its loveliness increases; it will never / Pass into nothingness; but still will keep / A bower quiet for us, and a sleep / Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing."

  2. 2
    empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk wordnet
  3. 3
    A void; an emptiness. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    the state of nonexistence wordnet
  5. 5
    The quality of inconsequentiality; the lack of significance. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

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emptinessnihilitynihilitynonexistenceabsenceacreage

Example

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"Fiona felt trapped in a void of nothingness."

Etymology

From nothing + -ness.

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