1
: empty space
He was staring into nothingness.
2
: the state of being no longer seen, heard, or felt : nonexistence
The sound faded into nothingness.
philosophers who feel that when we die, we pass into nothingness [=we no longer exist]
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“Nothingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/nothingness. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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