noun

emptiness

noun

The state of containing nothing; being empty.

"The emptiness of the warehouse echoed with every footstep."

A feeling of hollowness or lack of meaning, sometimes linked to sadness or loneliness.

"After the divorce, she was left with a deep sense of emptiness."

How to Use Emptiness

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishBeing physically empty, or feeling hollow and without purpose emotionally.

Common pairings

feeling of emptiness sense of emptiness

emptinesses plural

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The _____ of the warehouse echoed with every footstep.

From empty + -ness.

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