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. Dejan Stojanovic:

   We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.

2. 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.

3. Renae A. Sauter:

   Don’t be afraid of emptiness. Emptiness is divine. Let the divine fill up the space in a way that’s really right for you. “Trying to fill it up too soon, blocks your gifts.”

4. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   The expression 'I miss you' in English becomes 'Vous me manquez' in French, which literally means 'You're missing from me'. In my view, it's a wonderful way to express the emptiness in your self when you truly miss someone.

5. Eric Hoffer:

   Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.

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