nothingness
pronunciation
How to pronounce nothingness in British English:
UK [ˈnʌθɪŋnəs]
How to pronounce nothingness in American English:
US [ˈnʌθɪŋnɪs]
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- Noun:
- the state of nonexistence
- empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
Word Origin
- nothingness (n.)
- "nonexistence," 1630s, from nothing + -ness.
Example
- 1. I watched his eyes fade from hopefulness to nothingness .
- 2. One peculiarity of massless particles is that they have to travel at the speed of light . That ( as einstein showed ) means that from the particle 's point of view time stands still and space contracts to nothingness .
- 3. Every experience is in this case a leap into nothingness .
- 4. It is the stress of people compelled every day to deal with absurdity and nothingness .
- 5. The most terrifying intensification bursts into nothingness .