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nothingness

noun nothingnesses

  1. uncountable, usually The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: / Its loveliness increases; it will never / Pass into nothingness; but still will keep / A bower quiet for us, and a sleep / Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
  2. uncountable, usually A void; an emptiness.
  3. uncountable, usually The quality of inconsequentiality; the lack of significance.

Similar: nihility · Opposite: existence

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Similar: nihility · Opposite: existence

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noun state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing

Españolnihilidad
Portuguêsvacuidade
Françaisnéant
DeutschNichtvorhandensein, Nichts
Italianonulla
Русскийтлен tlen

noun void; emptiness

Españolnihilidad
日本語虚無 kyomu
Portuguêsvazio
Françaisvide
DeutschNichts, Leere

noun quality of inconsequentiality; lacking in significance

Españolnihilidad
DeutschBedeutungslosigkeit

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"nothingness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nothingness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"nothingness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nothingness.

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@misc{nothingness_2026,
  title = {nothingness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nothingness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}