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nothingness

[nuhth-ing-nis]

noth·ing·ness

[nuhth-ing-nis]
noun
1.
the state of being nothing.
2.
something that is nonexistent: a view of humanity as suspended between infinity and nothingness.
3.
lack of being; nonexistence: The sound faded into nothingness.
4.
unconsciousness or death: She remembered a dizzy feeling, then nothingness.
5.
utter insignificance, emptiness, or worthlessness; triviality: The days followed one another in an endless procession of nothingness.
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6.
something insignificant or without value.
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Origin:
1625–35; nothing + -ness
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nothingness (ˈnʌθɪŋnɪs)
 
n
1.  the state or condition of being nothing; nonexistence
2.  absence of consciousness or life
3.  complete insignificance or worthlessness
4.  something that is worthless or insignificant

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