noth|ing|ness

noth|ing|ness
noth|ing|ness «NUHTH ihng nihs», noun.
1. the state of being nothing; nonexistence: »

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever…it will never Pass into nothingness (Keats).

2. the condition of being of no value; worthlessness; insignificance: »

the vanity and nothingness of the things of time in comparison to those of eternity (Scott).

3. an unimportant or worthless thing.
4. unconsciousness: »

in the nothingness of sleep.


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  • good´-for-noth´ing|ness — good for noth|ing «GUD fuhr NUHTH ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. worthless; useless. –n. a person who is worthless or useless. –good´ for noth´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • noth·ing·ness — /ˈnʌθıŋnəs/ noun [noncount] 1 : empty space He was staring into nothingness. 2 : the state of being no longer seen, heard, or felt : ↑nonexistence The sound faded into nothingness. philosophers who feel that when we die, we …   Useful english dictionary

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  • good-for-noth|ing — «GUD fuhr NUHTH ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. worthless; useless. –n. a person who is worthless or useless. –good´ for noth´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • noth — noth·ing·ar·i·an; noth·ing·ness; noth·o·fa·gus; noth·o·lae·na; noth·o·saur; noth·o·sau·ria; noth·o·sau·rus; noth·o·scor·dum; noth·er; noth·ing; noth·ing·ly; mo·noth·e·lete; mo·noth·e·let·ic; mo·noth·e·let·ism; noth·o·sau·ri·an; …   English syllables

  • ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

  • do-noth — do noth·ing·ism; do noth·ing·ness; …   English syllables

  • nothingness — noth·ing·ness …   English syllables

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