nullity

American  

[nuhl-i-tee] / ˈnʌl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

nullities

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

2. something null.

3. something of no legal force or validity.

4. a person of negligible importance.

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nullity British  

/ ˈnʌlɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state of being null

2. a null or legally invalid act or instrument

3. something null, ineffective, characterless, etc

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Etymology

Origin of nullity

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

Example Sentences

In the process of conversion, however, she’s reduced to a nullity with a grating personal manner.

From Seattle Times

But although what she could do is say, "OK, well if you said that me dropping the charges were a nullity, I'm just going to drop them again."

From Salon

A city that could imagine its own improbable existence into reality could just as easily relegate this now-inconvenient natural feature into a nullity or a comedian’s gag.

From Los Angeles Times

Ecuador’s justice system formally notified the Australian of the nullity of his naturalization in a letter that came in response to a claim filed by the South American country’s Foreign Ministry.

From Washington Times

Infatuated with nullity and with embodying the world, he transmuted all of life into literary experience, of the purest kind.

From New York Times