nullity

[ nuhl-i-tee ]

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noun,plural nul·li·ties for 2-4.

the state or quality of being null; nothingness; invalidity.
something null.

something of no legal force or validity.
a person of negligible importance.

Origin of nullity

From the Medieval Latin word nūllitās, dating back to 1560–70. See null, -ity

Words Nearby 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 Post
Being admired, this is no time to let it slip that Dad is an utter sports nullity.
The Ridiculousness of Father's Day | P. J. O’Rourke | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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 BEAST
Both 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 BEAST
The 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 Macaulay
I 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 Chittenden
Hitherto 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. Snider
A divorce case—or, rather, I think a nullity case is what it would be called.
Poppy | Cynthia Stockley

British Dictionary definitions for nullity

nullity

/ (ˈnʌlɪtɪ) /

nounplural -ties

the state of being null
a null or legally invalid act or instrument

something null, ineffective, characterless, etc

Origin of nullity

C16: from Medieval Latin nullitās, from Latin nullus no, not any

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