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
This can leave a certain blankness at the film’s center, but Seyfried’s performance ably fills in the emotional details.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blankness
emptiness
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Voisin — who played another hero of a French classic in Xavier Giannoli’s 2021 adaptation of Balzac’s Lost Illusions — carries the entire drama as a lost soul whose physical beauty (perfect jawline, killer abs) can hardly conceal the emptiness inside of him.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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When Scout died, Watson was left grappling with an emptiness that followed her home each day.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Blankness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blankness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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