nothingness

noun

noth·​ing·​ness ˈnə-thiŋ-nəs 

1

: the quality or state of being nothing: such as

a

: nonexistence

b

: utter insignificance

c

: death

2

: something insignificant or valueless

3

: void, emptiness

Synonyms

• dead
• deadness
• death
• grave
• lifelessness
• sleep

Examples of nothingness in a Sentence

He was staring into nothingness.

The sound faded into nothingness.

Recent Examples on the Web

From there, the movie around her is soon reduced to a nothingness of its own making. —Chase Hutchinson, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025

Alexander Vilenkin, meanwhile, has suggested that the universe instead emerged spontaneously from a state of nothingness via a strange quantum mechanics phenomenon known as quantum tunneling. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

Mike himself has been hollowed out into nothingness, his character chipped away into a hollow avatar for a sensitive, caring man dedicated to providing women pleasure. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025

Events that used to lead to days or weeks of heated discourse now fade into nothingness almost instantaneously; nothing matters enough to break the internet anymore. —Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1