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 | ||