nothingness

[ nuhth-ing-nis ]

/ ˈnʌθ ɪŋ nɪs /

the state of being nothing.

something that is nonexistent: a view of humanity as suspended between infinity and nothingness.

lack of being; nonexistence: The sound faded into nothingness.

unconsciousness or death: She remembered a dizzy feeling, then nothingness.

utter insignificance, emptiness, or worthlessness; triviality: The days followed one another in an endless procession of nothingness.

something insignificant or without value.

Origin of nothingness

First recorded in 1625–35; nothing + -ness

This book seeks to fill that void (although arguably atheist kids should get used to nothingness sooner rather than later).

Are You There, Nobody? It’s Me, Margaret |Candida Moss |October 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I do not like this sense of God, this nothingness in which I now dwell.

How Losing My Daughter Changed My Faith |Kyle Cupp |June 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Attach Form(s) W-2” would be an exercise in the stapling of nothingness.

Up to a Point: I Do My Own Taxes With No Help, Except From a Couple of Bloody Marys |P. J. O’Rourke |April 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Athletes are also carefully trained in the Zen of nothingness.

Pro Sports’ Hero Deficit |Buzz Bissinger |July 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Will He cast me to nothingness after I have fulfilled my purpose?

A Dream of the North Sea |James Runciman
Each note is struck at the proper time, serves its purpose, and goes into nothingness.

The Lieutenant-Governor |Guy Wetmore Carryl
Then they came to nothingness by being referred to a Committee of the whole House.

Mrs. Warren's Daughter |Sir Harry Johnston
They were called the S'unyavdis, the proclaimers of Nothingness.

The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity |Arthur Lillie
And yet so often trouble, sorrow and heartache start in just that kind of nothingness.

Green Valley |Katharine Reynolds

nothingness

/ (ˈnʌθɪŋnɪs) /

the state or condition of being nothing; nonexistence

absence of consciousness or life

complete insignificance or worthlessness

something that is worthless or insignificant