nullity
Origin of nullity
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How to use nullity in a sentence
The social nullity of the virus shutdowns wiped out distractions and enclosed him and his new teammates in a bubble.
Tom Brady still has the itch, and it’s taken him places no football player has been | Sally Jenkins | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostBeing admired, this is no time to let it slip that Dad is an utter sports nullity.
The conservative record is one of tragedy and moral nullity.
Conservatives on the Wrong Side of History on Mandela, Most Other Things | Michael Tomasky | December 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth conditions, especially the second, render the whole project a nullity.
Arab Spring Comment Was a Romney Love Letter to the Israeli Right Wing | Michael Tomasky | July 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe whole scene breathed boredom, the man embarrassed by the consciousness of his nullity, the woman tired of her dismal visitor.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, fils
That renunciation was therefore a nullity; and no swearing, no signing, no sealing, could turn that nullity into a reality.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayI do not understand that my associates consider it a nullity—certainly they could not have so considered it when it was passed.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention | Lucius Eugene ChittendenHitherto he was lost in the world of Appearance; but when he thinks of it, he separates himself from it, and sees its nullity.
Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. SniderA divorce case—or, rather, I think a nullity case is what it would be called.
Poppy | Cynthia Stockley
British Dictionary definitions for nullity
/ (ˈnʌlɪtɪ) /
the state of being null
a null or legally invalid act or instrument
something null, ineffective, characterless, etc
Origin of nullity
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