nothingness
noun
noth·ing·ness
ˈnə-thiŋ-nəs 
Examples of nothingness in a Sentence
He was staring into nothingness.
The sound faded into nothingness.
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At nearly 60, a life of nothingness without love—what is the point?
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Greg Norman , David Spunt, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Many start to fear that only a sense of nothingness comes after.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
During that same stretch, most American camper van builders have remained a little too comfortable with closet-like wet bathrooms and deconstructed spaces that break down to stealthy nothingness.
—New Atlas, 29 May 2025
This is almost always the case because space is mostly empty – nothingness.
—Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
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Greg Norman , David Spunt, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Many start to fear that only a sense of nothingness comes after.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
During that same stretch, most American camper van builders have remained a little too comfortable with closet-like wet bathrooms and deconstructed spaces that break down to stealthy nothingness.
—New Atlas, 29 May 2025
This is almost always the case because space is mostly empty – nothingness.
—Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nothingness
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“Nothingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothingness. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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