emptiness | ||
1. | [ noun ] the state of containing nothing | |
Related terms: | fullness condition vacuum vacancy hollowness vacuity blankness | |
2. | [ noun ] an empty area or space | |
Synonyms: | vacancy vacuum void | |
Examples: | "the huge desert voids" "the emptiness of outer space" "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" |
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Related terms: | space void | |
3. | [ noun ] having an empty stomach | |
Related terms: | hunger | |
4. | [ noun ] the quality of being valueless or futile | |
Synonyms: | vanity | |
Examples: | "he rejected the vanities of the world" |
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Related terms: | worthlessness | |
Similar spelling: |
empty_nester emptied |