nullity

[ nuhl-i-tee ]

noun

, plural nul·li·ties

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.

nullity

/ ˈnʌlɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state of being null
2. a null or legally invalid act or instrument
3. something null, ineffective, characterless, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of nullity¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nullity¹

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

Example Sentences

The social nullity of the virus shutdowns wiped out distractions and enclosed him and his new teammates in a bubble.

From Washington Post

Being admired, this is no time to let it slip that Dad is an utter sports nullity.

From The Daily Beast

The conservative record is one of tragedy and moral nullity.

From The Daily Beast

Both conditions, especially the second, render the whole project a nullity.

From The Daily Beast

The whole scene breathed boredom, the man embarrassed by the consciousness of his nullity, the woman tired of her dismal visitor.

From Project Gutenberg

That renunciation was therefore a nullity; and no swearing, no signing, no sealing, could turn that nullity into a reality.

From Project Gutenberg

I do not understand that my associates consider it a nullity—certainly they could not have so considered it when it was passed.

From Project Gutenberg

Hitherto he was lost in the world of Appearance; but when he thinks of it, he separates himself from it, and sees its nullity.

From Project Gutenberg

A divorce case—or, rather, I think a nullity case is what it would be called.

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