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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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noth·ing·ness   (nŭth'ĭng-nĭs)   
n.  
  1. The condition or quality of being nothing; nonexistence.

  2. Empty space; a void.

  3. Lack of consequence; insignificance.

  4. Something inconsequential or insignificant.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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