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nothingness
[ nuhth-ing-nis ]
/ ËnĘθ ÉŞĹ nÉŞs /
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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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British Dictionary definitions for nothingness
nothingness
/ (ËnĘθɪĹnÉŞs) /
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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