Definitions for nothingness
ˈnʌθ ɪŋ nɪsnoth·ing·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nothingness, void, nullity, nihilitynoun

   the state of nonexistence

2. wind, malarkey, malarky, idle words, jazz, nothingnessnoun

   empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

   "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nothingnessnoun

   State of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.

   The Endless Dark Nothingness

2. nothingnessnoun

   Void; emptiness.

3. nothingnessnoun

   Quality of inconsequentiality; lacking in significance.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nothingnessnoun

   Etymology: from nothing.

   1. Nihility; nonexistence.

   His art did express
   A quintessence even from nothingness,
   From dull privations, and lean emptiness. John Donne.

   2. Nothing; thing of no value.

   I a nothingness in deed and name,
   Did scorn to hurt his forfeit carcase. Hudibras, p. i.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nothingness

   Nothing, the complete absence of anything, has been a matter of philosophical debate since at least the 5th century BC. Early Greek philosophers argued that it was impossible for nothing to exist. The atomists allowed nothing but only in the spaces between the invisibly small atoms. For them, all space was filled with atoms. Aristotle took the view that there exists matter and there exists space, a receptacle into which matter objects can be placed. This became the paradigm for classical scientists of the modern age like Newton. Nevertheless, some philosophers, like Descartes, continued to argue against the existence of empty space until the scientific discovery of a physical vacuum. Existentialists like Sartre and Heidegger (as interpreted by Sartre) have associated nothing with consciousness. Some writers have made connections between Heidegger's concept of nothing and the nirvana of Eastern religions. Modern science does not equate vacuum with nothing. Indeed, the vacuum in quantum field theory is filled with virtual particles. The quantum vacuum is often viewed as a modern version of an aether theory.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nothingness

   Nothingness refers to the absence or lack of something rather than the presence of something. It deals with the concepts of non-existence, emptiness, or void. In philosophical terms, it represents the state of non-being or a condition where nothing is, or can be, known. Depending on the context, it can also refer to a state of insignificance or unimportance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Nothingnessnoun

   nihility; nonexistence

2. Nothingnessnoun

   the state of being of no value; a thing of no value

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1. Nothingness

   Nothingness is the second album by industrial rock band Godhead.

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1. • Nonexistence
   • Talk

How to pronounce nothingness?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nothingness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nothingness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of nothingness in a Sentence

1. Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun:

   I believe in an immortal soul. Science has proved that nothing disintegrates into nothingness. Life and soul, therefore, cannot disintegrate into nothingness, and so are immortal.

2. Beckett:

   Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

3. Scott C. Holstad:

   There’s this space in our lives that we attempt to fill with more space and the nothingness grows larger while our lives get smaller, a fact we can’t seem to accept very well. So, we take walks and we work and we go to movies and basketball games and church and we Exist in our nothing lives and when we die a speech is made and we are forgotten once again, only more permanently this time.

4. Unknown:

   If nothingness could be measured, the level of his reflection would serve as a standard meter!

5. Paul Valery:

   God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nothingness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nothingness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nothingness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothingness
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothingness
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nothingness