nothingness

/ˈnʌθɪŋnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnʌθɪŋnəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnə-thiŋ-nəs/ (ame, mw)

nothingness — noun

1. a condition in which nothing exists, nothing can be felt, or there is no value o

1.名詞C1
釋義

a condition in which nothing exists, nothing can be felt, or there is no value or purpose — used both literally (no objects, no space, no time) and figuratively about a life or moment that feels empty.

例句

Cyrus stared out at the desert and felt only nothingness around him.

felt + nothingness for emotional emptiness

After her retirement, Élise was afraid of the long days of nothingness ahead.

days of nothingness for empty time

同義詞
  • void

    more concrete; suggests a hollow space that could be filled

  • emptiness

    closer to everyday emotional language; less philosophical

  • oblivion

    specifically about being forgotten or about non-existence after death

  • nonexistence

    neutral, technical; the bare logical opposite of existing

反義詞
  • existence

    the state of being real or present

  • fullness

    the state of being completely filled, materially or emotionally

文法句型

the nothingness of [thing]

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and preceded by 'the' or no article. Often follows abstract verbs of perception or feeling ('felt', 'faced', 'stared into'); rarely takes a direct human agent as subject.

常見錯誤

❌There were many nothingnesses in the room.
✅There was a feeling of nothingness in the room.
💡'nothingness' is uncountable; it cannot be pluralised.