emptiness
n.the state of containing nothing, or a feeling of sadness and lack of purpose. You might use it to describe a room with no furniture or a lonely heart.
n.the state of containing nothing; the quality of being vacant or unoccupied. Often used metaphorically to describe a lack of meaning, purpose, or emotional fulfillment.
“The emptiness of the house made her feel lonely.”
“Astronomers study the vast emptiness of space, where light-years of vacuum separate distant galaxies.”
“The protagonist's internal emptiness is mirrored by the desolate landscape of the abandoned mining town, emphasizing the narrative's themes of loss and existential dread.”
Primarily uncountable; when used in the plural, it typically refers to specific instances or philosophical concepts of void.
Inherited from Middle English emptynesse, from Old English ǣmtiġnes. By surface analysis, empty + -ness.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.