emptiness

Noun
Synonyms: voidvacancyvacuumvanity

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. the state of containing nothing
  2. having an empty stomach
  3. an empty area or space“the huge desert voids”“the emptiness of outer space”“without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum”Synonyms: voidvacancyvacuum
  4. the quality of being valueless or futile“he rejected the vanities of the world”Synonyms: vanity
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Emptiness \Emp"ti*ness\, n. [From Empty.]

1.The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach. [1913 Webster]

2.Want of solidity or substance; unsatisfactoriness; inability to satisfy desire; vacuity; hollowness; as, the emptiness of earthly glory. [1913 Webster]

3.Want of knowledge; lack of sense; vacuity of mind. [1913 Webster]

Eternal smiles his emptiness betray.— Pope.[1913 Webster]
The sins of emptiness, gossip, and spite.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]
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