Nothingness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nothingness is a noun meaning (philosophy) The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.
Meaning
(philosophy) The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.
More Meanings
- A void; an emptiness.
- The quality of inconsequentiality; the lack of significance.
Example Sentences
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: / Its loveliness increases; it will never / Pass into nothingness; but still will keep / A bower quiet for us, and a sleep / Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
In 1928 [Martin] Heidegger succeeded [Edmund] Husserl to take a chair at Freiburg and in his inaugural lecture made a pronouncement that earned him a reputation as an archetypal metaphysician with his claim that our awareness of people as a whole depends on our experience of dread in the face of nothingness.
Word Forms
- nothingnesses
Synonyms for nothingness
Depending on context, synonyms include nihility, void, nullity, wind, jazz.
Antonyms for nothingness
Common opposites include existence.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include void, nullity, wind, jazz, none, oblivion.
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