emptiness
pronunciation
How to pronounce emptiness in British English:
UK [ˈemptinəs]
How to pronounce emptiness in American English:
US [ˈɛmptɪnɪs]
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- Noun:
- the state of containing nothing
- having an empty stomach
- an empty area or space
- the quality of being valueless or futile
Word Origin
- emptiness (n.)
- 1530s, from empty + -ness.
Example
- 1. I can replace emptiness with meaning and purpose .
- 2. You may experience emptiness or get stuck in negative thought loops .
- 3. But under the shiny veneer ran a deep vein of dark emptiness .
- 4. If I am empty , then all I can give you is my emptiness .
- 5. The municipal government says on its website that such words induce hedonism and spiritual emptiness .