Emptiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of containing nothing

having an empty stomach

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛmptinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/djˈuːɡɒŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˈuːɡɒŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛmptinəs/.

Examples

the huge desert voids
the emptiness of outer space
without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vacancy vanity vacuum void

Antonyms

fullness

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of containing nothing
noun	having an empty stomach
noun	an empty area or space “the huge desert voids”
noun	the quality of being valueless or futile “he rejected the vanities of the world”

Word Forms

empty	adjective	emptied of emotion
void	adjective	containing nothing
void	verb	clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something
vacant	adjective	without an occupant or incumbent
vain	adjective	characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leere

der Zustand, in dem nichts enthalten ist

🇫🇷French

vide

l'état de ne rien contenir

🇪🇸Spanish

vacío

el estado de no contener nada

🇮🇹Italian

vuoto

lo stato di non contenere nulla

🇳🇱Dutch

leegte

de staat van niets bevatten

🇵🇹Portuguese

vazio

o estado de não conter nada

🇷🇺Russian

пустота

состояние ничего не содержащего

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शून्यता

कुछ भी न रखने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

শূন্যতা

কিছুই না থাকার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுமை

எதுவும் இல்லாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

శూన్యం

ఏమీ లేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

शून्यता

काहीही नसल्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાલીપણું

કંઈ ન હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೂನ್ಯತೆ

ಏನನ್ನೂ ಹೊಂದಿರದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശൂന്യത

ഒന്നും ഉൾക്കൊള്ളാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਲੀਪਨ

ਕੁਝ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

خالی پن

کچھ نہ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

空虚

空无一物的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

空虚

何も入っていない状態

🇰🇷Korean

공

아무것도 함유하지 않은 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trống rỗng

trạng thái không chứa gì

🇹🇭Thai

ความว่างเปล่า

สถานะของการไม่มีอะไรเลย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekosongan

keadaan tidak mengandung apa pun

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng laman

ang estado na walang laman

🇲🇾Malay

kekosongan

keadaan tidak mengandungi apa-apa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفراغ

حالة عدم احتواء أي شيء

🇮🇷Persian

پوچی

حالت حاوی هیچ چیز

🇹🇷Turkish

boşluk

hiçbir şey içermeme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֵיקָנוּת

המצב של לא להכיל כלום

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