nullity

[ nuhl-i-tee ]
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noun,plural nul·li·ties for 2-4.
  1. the state or quality of being null; nothingness; invalidity.

  2. something null.

  1. something of no legal force or validity.

  2. a person of negligible importance.

Origin of nullity

1
From the Medieval Latin word nūllitās, dating back to 1560–70. See null, -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for nullity

nullity

/ (ˈnʌlɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the state of being null

  2. a null or legally invalid act or instrument

  1. something null, ineffective, characterless, etc

Origin of nullity

1
C16: from Medieval Latin nullitās, from Latin nullus no, not any

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