Definitions for emptiness
empti·ness

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. emptiness(noun)

   the state of containing nothing

2. emptiness(noun)

   having an empty stomach

3. void, vacancy, emptiness, vacuum(noun)

   an empty area or space

   "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"

4. vanity, emptiness(noun)

   the quality of being valueless or futile

   "he rejected the vanities of the world"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. emptiness(Noun)

   The state or feeling of being empty

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Emptiness(noun)

   the state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach

   Etymology: [From Empty.]

2. Emptiness(noun)

   want of solidity or substance; unsatisfactoriness; inability to satisfy desire; vacuity; hollowness; the emptiness of earthly glory

   Etymology: [From Empty.]

3. Emptiness(noun)

   want of knowledge; lack of sense; vacuity of mind

   Etymology: [From Empty.]

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1. Emptiness

   Emptiness as a human condition is a sense of generalized boredom, social alienation and apathy. Feelings of emptiness often accompany dysthymia, depression, loneliness, anhedonia, despair, or other mental/emotional disorders, including schizoid personality disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizotypal personality disorder and borderline personality disorder. A sense of emptiness is also part of a natural process of grief, as resulting of separation, death of a loved one, or other significant changes. However, the particular meanings of “emptiness” vary with the particular context and the religious or cultural tradition in which it is used. While Christianity and Western sociologists and psychologists view a state of emptiness as a negative, unwanted condition, in some Eastern philosophies such as Buddhist philosophy and Taoism, emptiness is a realized achievement. Outside of Eastern philosophy, some writers have also suggested that people may use a transitory state of emptiness as a means of liberating themselves for personal growth.

How to pronounce emptiness?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say emptiness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of emptiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of emptiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of emptiness in a Sentence

1. Alexis karpouzos:

   We can't communicate the incommuunicable, we can't explain the inconceivable, life's fullness forever lies in wait about each one of us, and the lonely emptiness of existence is permanent, but a star deep in our heart lead us the way home.

2. Bruce Lee:

   The usefulness of a cup is its emptiness.

3. Ehsan Sehgal:

   The false, fake, and pretended qualities such as generosity, sincerity, fidelity, love, honesty, and justice hold a beautiful outer and an ugly inner coffin; when one opens and searches the reality in that, it only realizes the emptiness of that or faces contradicting context of that; thus, burying such a coffin is better. Those who understand this point; live in pleasure and those, who don't understand, live in worry.

4. Ben Carson:

   Seven years ago, the country was promised change that it could believe in. The emptiness of that promise notwithstanding, real change ultimately resides in each of us.

5. Frank Herbert, Dune:

   Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaces by vague ritual.

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