EMPTINESS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word emptiness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EMPTINESS
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vacancy | nounn | |||||||
noun • being unoccupied • an empty area or space | ||||||||
void | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the state of nonexistence • an empty area or space adjective satellite • lacking any legal or binding force • containing nothing verb • declare invalid • clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something • take away the legal force of or render ineffective • excrete or discharge from the body | ||||||||
bareness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bleak and desolate atmosphere • the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body) • an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation | ||||||||
barrenness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children • the quality of yielding nothing of value | ||||||||
blankness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being blank; void; emptiness | ||||||||
bleakness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bleak and desolate atmosphere | ||||||||
desolation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • a bleak and desolate atmosphere • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • an event that results in total destruction | ||||||||
hollowness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being hollow: having an empty space within • the property of having a sunken area • the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | ||||||||
inanity | nounn | |||||||
noun • total lack of meaning or ideas | ||||||||
inefficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency | ||||||||
isolation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of separation between persons or groups • a feeling of being disliked and alone • the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it • a country's withdrawal from international politics | ||||||||
loneliness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being alone in solitary isolation • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • a disposition toward being alone | ||||||||
meaninglessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message that seems to convey no meaning • the quality of having no value or significance | ||||||||
nothingness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of nonexistence • empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | ||||||||
worthlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful • the quality of being without practical use | ||||||||
vacuum | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the absence of matter • an empty area or space • a region that is devoid of matter • an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction verb • clean with a vacuum cleaner | ||||||||
vanity | nounn | |||||||
noun • feelings of excessive pride • the quality of being valueless or futile • the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride • low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup |