nothingness

noun

Etymology

From nothing + -ness.

  1. inherited from nāþing
  2. inherited from nothyng
  3. suffixed as nothingness — “nothing + ness

Definitions

  1. The state of nonexistence

    The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.

    • A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: / Its loveliness increases; it will never / Pass into nothingness; but still will keep / A bower quiet for us, and a sleep / Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
  2. A void

    A void; an emptiness.

  3. The quality of inconsequentiality

    The quality of inconsequentiality; the lack of significance.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nothingness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA