nothingness
Americannoun
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the state of being nothing.
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something that is nonexistent.
a view of humanity as suspended between infinity and nothingness.
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lack of being; nonexistence.
The sound faded into nothingness.
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unconsciousness or death.
She remembered a dizzy feeling, then nothingness.
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utter insignificance, emptiness, or worthlessness; triviality.
The days followed one another in an endless procession of nothingness.
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something insignificant or without value.
noun
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the state or condition of being nothing; nonexistence
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absence of consciousness or life
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complete insignificance or worthlessness
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something that is worthless or insignificant
Etymology
Origin of nothingness
Example Sentences
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"I used to sit with my head on the kitchen table, crying. It was such a difficult period of loneliness, of nothingness," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The way things are going for Celtic you could almost have guaranteed a goal for Daniel Arzani, their former player who came and went in a blur of nothingness.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Hanna’s grief for Erik is the key to her art, but so is the nothingness he seems to have disappeared into.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
While in space, the crew spoke of the surreal sights of our dusty, rugged natural satellite, appearing about the size of a bowling ball at arm’s length, suspended in the nothingness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
He lives far apart from us, way off in nothingness.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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