blankness

as in emptiness
empty space a conspicuous blankness surrounds the figure of the woman, for the artist is trying to suggest her deep isolation and loneliness

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Recent Examples of blankness His beam wavered on a patch of blankness, or the corner of an amp, and then began to roam the stage in desperation, scanning here and scanning there—until, from the darkness, the voice of Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden’s singer, was heard. James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025 This can leave a certain blankness at the film’s center, but Seyfried’s performance ably fills in the emotional details. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 Its action is centered on the mind-bending power of the blazing sun and the bewildering emptiness of the sandy landscape; its grim premise is the blankness of death itself. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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emptiness
Noun
  • The persistent emptiness of what might have been.
    Aisha Muharrar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That’s because Horton’s emptiness is felt downtown wide.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Blankness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blankness. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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