foilmhe — meaning in English

English meaning

• emptiness noun The state of containing nothing; being empty.
• inanition noun The act of removing the contents of something; the state of being empty.
• vacuity noun Physical emptiness, an absence of matter.

Senses

foilmhe is used for these senses in English:

• inanition (philosophy) A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to nausea in existentialist philosophy.
• vacuity Emptiness.

emptiness — full definition

1. noun The state of containing nothing; being empty.
2. noun A feeling of hollowness or lack of meaning, sometimes linked to sadness or loneliness.

inanition — full definition

1. noun The act of removing the contents of something; the state of being empty.
2. noun A state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition, food, or water or a physiological inability to utilize them, with resulting weakness.
3. noun A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to nausea in existentialist philosophy.

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