English noun: nothingness | |||
1. | nothingness (state) the state of nonexistence | ||
Synonyms | nihility, nullity, void | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nonentity, nonexistence | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | thin air | ||
2. | nothingness (communication) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | ||
Samples | That's a lot of wind. Don't give me any of that jazz. | ||
Synonyms | idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, wind | ||
Broader (hypernym) | talk, talking | ||