emptiness

«emptiness» in Mova's school dictionary: The state of having nothing or nobody inside — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (emptiness, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The state of having nothing or nobody inside. tree →

2) A sad feeling that something is missing in your life, or that nothing matters. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, the emptiness of a house or a desert sets a lonely mood; in talk about feelings, emptiness can come with grief or sadness, and it helps to talk to someone; in religion and philosophy, some traditions speak of emptiness as calm; phrases: «a feeling of emptiness», «the emptiness of space».

examples

• The emptiness of the classroom after school felt strange. tree →
• After her friend moved away, she felt a deep emptiness. tree →
• Astronauts look out at the emptiness of space. tree →
• The emptiness of the desert stretched for miles. tree →
• The house echoed with emptiness. tree →
• If you feel emptiness for a long time, tell a grown-up you trust. tree →

note

Uncountable. Built from empty + ness (y → i). Opposite: fullness. Feelings of emptiness are worth sharing with a trusted adult.

In the corpora

• If I have requited him that did evil unto me, or spoiled mine adversary unto emptiness;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «emptiness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.