Synonyms for emptiness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : emp-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛmp ti

Top 10 synonyms for emptiness Other synonyms for the word emptiness

Définition of emptiness

Origin :
  • 1530s, from empty + -ness.
  • noun void, bareness
Example sentences :
  • Say, Stilly, I'm off uptown to attend to the emptiness in this stone utensil.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • And fiercely in a bewildered way I rebelled against this emptiness.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • As yet, however, nobody about the house had any suspicion of the emptiness of the treasury.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • The battle field was described by the Germans as "an emptiness."
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • A ship from Orede had come out of overdrive and lay dead in emptiness.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • It stood for a week or two longer, open-eyed, as if astonished at its own emptiness.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • He could feel the awful silence, the emptiness below was a pit of death.
  • Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat
  • Enjoy it; only fools and Rabbis speak of the world as vanity or emptiness.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • He looked at it, and its emptiness reminded him that he was thirsty.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • Behind his eyes lay the emptiness of age, the open wound of stifled years.
  • Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell

Antonyms for emptiness

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