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 As Bastian reads, a boy named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), while pursued by a green-eyed creature called G’mork (Alan Oppenheimer), is dispatched by the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) to find the cure for the mysterious nothingness enveloping the kingdom. — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for nothingness
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  1. death
  2. dead
  3. deadness
  4. mortality
Noun
  • The University of Iowa in March estimated by the end of 2026 there will be 21,700 new cancer diagnoses in the state and 6,400 new cancer deaths.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Each of the six main suspects get their chance to give their version of events on the day of Jodie’s death, effectively supplying their own alibis.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of death
Noun
  • According to Wayúu custom, only women are allowed to touch their dead.
    — Nathan Jaccard, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In the spring just before or just as new growth emerges, remove the mulch and cut the remaining dead stems down to ground level or a few inches above the soil line.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of dead
Noun
  • Being silent with the chatbot did not feel like an invitation to being together, but rather like a kind of deadness.
    — Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Our director Wayne and I were just really interested in creating very visceral spaces, showing the deadness in the world.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of deadness
Noun
  • Yes, this film is certainly a meditation of mortality to a degree.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Douglas details his volatile relationship with his late father, Kirk Douglas, his son Cameron’s addiction and imprisonment and the Stage 4 cancer diagnosis that forced him to confront his own mortality.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of mortality

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“Nothingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nothingness. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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