1
[ noun ] the state of containing nothing

Used in print

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

Into the emptiness of the street , and his spirit , moved a form .

Related terms

fullness condition vacuum vacancy hollowness vacuity blankness

2
[ noun ] an empty area or space

Synonyms

vacancy vacuum void

Examples

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

Related terms

space void

3
[ noun ] having an empty stomach

Related terms

hunger

4
[ noun ] the quality of being valueless or futile

Synonyms

vanity

Examples

"he rejected the vanities of the world"

Related terms

worthlessness

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Rhymes with

pettiness pettiness tastiness tastiness clumsiness scantiness nastiness sleepiness scantiness sloppiness roominess happiness timeliness readiness ghastliness deadliness readiness nastiness edginess ghastliness attentiveness ineffectiveness assertiveness effectiveness creativeness restiveness inventiveness effectiveness attentiveness restiveness inventiveness ineffectiveness hairiness meanness sturdiness deadliness sturdiness steepness laziness raciness queasiness dreariness uneasiness craziness steepness shakiness worldliness niggardliness hairiness timeliness arbitrariness contrariness clumsiness uneasiness abruptness niggardliness dreariness queasiness sleepiness dominus worldliness skittishness tardiness unwieldiness weariness funniness silliness dizziness combativeness farsightedness firmness sameness low-spiritedness secretiveness nearsightedness sensitiveness spiritedness shakiness edginess farsightedness combativeness creativeness spiritedness sensitiveness secretiveness low-spiritedness assertiveness nearsightedness wetness contrariness arbitrariness raciness laziness orderliness roominess numbness vindictiveness restrictiveness attractiveness slovenliness craziness orderliness rowdiness ugliness rowdiness humanness skittishness distinctiveness vindictiveness stillness restrictiveness stiffness attractiveness tetanus riskiness meanness sternness faintness distinctiveness tenderness marianas possessiveness aggressiveness squeamishness weariness trustworthiness sloppiness happiness silliness creditworthiness dizziness bounciness venice airworthiness loneliness tardiness unwieldiness stillness stiffness lateness compactness completeness trustworthiness bounciness liveliness creditworthiness venus airworthiness venous loneliness drowsiness sternness nothingness inertness genus nosiness tennis openness lousiness cockiness coziness gentleness wetness marianas remoteness gentleness ugliness genus funniness holiness liveliness tennis venus drowsiness venous menace minus unpleasantness greatness correctness persuasiveness defensiveness directness nosiness holiness slovenliness riskiness lousiness dominus coziness cockiness thickness tetanus membranous furnace gayness calmness numbness alumnus fairness

Phonetic and Homophones

EH1 M T IY0 N AH0 S
EH1 M P T IY0 N AH0 S

Similar Spelling

empty_nester emptied

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