English noun: emptiness | |||
1. | emptiness (state) the state of containing nothing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blankness, hollowness, vacancy, vacuity, vacuum | ||
Antonyms | fullness | ||
2. | emptiness (state) having an empty stomach | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hunger, hungriness | ||
3. | emptiness (shape) an empty area or space | ||
Samples | The huge desert voids. The emptiness of outer space. Without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum. | ||
Synonyms | vacancy, vacuum, void | ||
Broader (hypernym) | space | ||
4. | emptiness (attribute) the quality of being valueless or futile | ||
Samples | He rejected the vanities of the world. | ||
Synonyms | vanity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ineptitude, worthlessness | ||