noun
nothingness
noun
1
The state of not existing; complete emptiness or void.
"The astronaut described the vast nothingness of space."
2
A lack of significance or importance.
"He felt a sense of nothingness after the project fell apart."
How to Use Nothingness
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishComplete emptiness, either literal (a void) or figurative (a feeling of meaninglessness).
Word Forms
nothingnesses plural
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Etymology
From nothing + -ness.