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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And how much does she dedicate to Nothingness Flats, her home in the Mojave Desert that’s being uprooted and flattened for the sake of a massive solar array?
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The More Oratory Reveals Only Nothingness bill to encourage legislators to sit down and listen once in a while.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021
“After finding Nothingness, I have found Beauty,” Mallarmé wrote.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2021
Nothingness surrounds them—both formally, on the page, and literally, in the black yawn of space.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 6, 2019
The book on top was Being and Nothingness by Sartre.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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