nothingness

[ nuhth-ing-nis ]
/ ˈnʌθ ɪŋ nɪs /
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noun

the state of being nothing.
something that is nonexistent: a view of humanity as suspended between infinity and nothingness.
lack of being; nonexistence: The sound faded into nothingness.
unconsciousness or death: She remembered a dizzy feeling, then nothingness.
utter insignificance, emptiness, or worthlessness; triviality: The days followed one another in an endless procession of nothingness.
something insignificant or without value.

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Origin of nothingness

First recorded in 1625–35; nothing + -ness

Words nearby nothingness

nothingburger, nothing but, nothing doing, nothing if not, nothing like, nothingness, nothing new under the sun, nothing of the kind, nothing short of, Nothing succeeds like success, nothing to do with
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Words related to nothingness

smallness, pettiness, unimportance, worthlessness

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British Dictionary definitions for nothingness

nothingness
/ (ˈnʌθɪŋnɪs) /

noun

the state or condition of being nothing; nonexistence
absence of consciousness or life
complete insignificance or worthlessness
something that is worthless or insignificant
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