nullity
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.nul·li·ty
noun \ˈnə-lə-tē\ plural nul·li·ties
Definition of NULLITY
1
a : the quality or state of being null; especially : legal invalidity b (1) : nothingness; also : insignificance (2) : a mere nothing : nonentity
2
: one that is null; specifically : an act void of legal effect
3
: the number of elements in a basis of a null-space
Examples of NULLITY
- <that tiny country's ambassador from the U.S. is usually some nullity who happens to be a friend or supporter of the current president>
- <one of the basic themes of the theater of the absurd is the essential nullity of human existence>
First Known Use of NULLITY
1570
Related to NULLITY
- Synonyms
- cipher, dwarf, half-pint, insect, insignificancy, lightweight, morsel, nonentity, nothing, nobody, number, pip-squeak, pygmy (also pigmy), shrimp, snippersnapper, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch
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