emptiness

Word parts

empty + -ness

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɛm(p)tɪnɪs/

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Noun

Singular emptiness

Plural none

1. Emptiness is a sense of sadness from lack of purpose, missing a person, etc.

   She felt a great emptiness after her husband died.

2. Emptiness is a sense that something does not have the usual contents.

   We will have to cross emptiness of space to find new worlds.