nothingness

noun

ˈnə-thiŋ-nəs How to pronounce nothingness (audio)
Definition of nothingnessnext
as in death
the state of being dead the inevitable nothingness that awaits all of us

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Recent Examples of nothingness While in space, the crew spoke of the surreal sights of our dusty, rugged natural satellite, appearing about the size of a bowling ball at arm’s length, suspended in nothingness. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 At the other end of the pitch, Robert Lewandowski crouches down on his haunches, eyes looking everywhere and nowhere, their nothingness saying everything. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 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 See All Example Sentences for nothingness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nothingness
  1. death
  2. dead
  3. deadness
  4. mortality
Noun
  • Emily Motyka and Kyle Sage have pleaded guilty to their roles in Nordquist's death.
    — Madison Scott, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • After the shooting, the internet lit up with macabre stories of death, disfigurement, and disability wrought by claim denials—DJs in clubs even spun dance music with Luigi’s face flashing behind them.
    — Elizabeth Nicholas, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of death
Noun
  • While Qingming focuses primarily on one’s own ancestors, the Hungry Ghost Festival extends offerings to wandering spirits and the unclaimed dead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Ronald Exantus was released from Kentucky Department of Corrections custody July 29 after completing the sentence imposed for assaulting Logan Tipton's father and sisters during the 2015 home invasion that left the 6-year-old dead.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dead
Noun
  • Did the baby’s livingness make Tomm’s deadness louder?
    — Maria Zorn, Longreads, 24 Feb. 2026
  • There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of deadness
Noun
  • To lose them both to separate suicides while facing his own mortality as an active athlete requires true fortitude.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Like a hospice nurse, Falchuk himself has had to get comfortable with mortality.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of mortality

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