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.
6.
something insignificant or without value.

Origin:
1625–35; nothing + -ness

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nothingness (ˈnʌθɪŋnɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Example sentences
Some of the lines have become so refined they twirl out to nothingness and
  others seem quite pointless.
Anger is strength and it can be an anchor, giving temporary structure to the
  nothingness of loss.
Even being knocked out for surgery doesn't quite do it for me in
  conceptualizing total nothingness.
Nothingness does not need an explanation or a cause.
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