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 of nothingness

• death
• dead
• deadness
• mortality

Examples of nothingness in a Sentence

He was staring into nothingness.

The sound faded into nothingness.

Recent Examples on the Web

The moon, appearing about the size of a bowling ball at arm’s length to the crew, hung in the nothingness. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness? —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026

But that nothingness slowly but surely became one of the most popular sitcoms ever. —Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026

At roughly nine thousand three hundred feet above sea level, the thin subzero air assaulted my lungs immediately, and the reflective background and uninterrupted nothingness attracted my focus to hints of pastel colors. —Cree Lefavour, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1