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Nothing vs. Nothingness — What's the Difference?

Nothing vs. Nothingness — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Nothing and Nothingness

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Nothing

"Nothing", used as a pronoun subject, is the absence of a something or particular thing that one might expect or desire to be present ("We found nothing", "Nothing was there") or the inactivity of a thing or things that are usually or could be active ("Nothing moved", "Nothing happened"). As a predicate or complement "nothing" is the absence of meaning, value, worth, relevance, standing, or significance ("It is a tale/ Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,/ Signifying nothing"; "The affair meant nothing"; "I'm nothing in their eyes").

Nothingness

The condition or quality of being nothing; nonexistence.

Nothing

Not anything; no single thing
I said nothing
They found nothing wrong
There's nothing you can do

Nothingness

Empty space; a void.

Nothing

Having no prospect of progress; of no value
He had a series of nothing jobs
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Nothingness

Lack of consequence; insignificance.

Nothing

Not at all
He looks nothing like the others
A man who cared nothing for her

Nothingness

Something inconsequential or insignificant.

Nothing

Something that has no existence.

Nothingness

The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.

Nothing

Something that has no quantitative value; zero
A score of two to nothing.

Nothingness

A void; an emptiness.

Nothing

One that has no substance or importance; a nonentity
"A nothing is a dreadful thing to hold onto" (Edna O'Brien).

Nothingness

The quality of inconsequentiality; the lack of significance.

Nothing

Insignificant or worthless
"the utterly nothing role of a wealthy suitor" (Bosley Crowther).

Nothingness

Nihility; nonexistence.

Nothing

In no way or degree; not at all
She looks nothing like her sister.

Nothingness

The state of being of no value; a thing of no value.

Nothing

Not any thing; no thing.

Nothingness

The state of nonexistence

Nothing

An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.

Nothingness

Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk;
That's a lot of wind
Don't give me any of that jazz

Nothing

Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
- What happened to your face?
- It's nothing.

Nothing

A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings.

Nothing

A nobody insignificant person.

Nothing

(archaic) Not at all; in no way.

Nothing

Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); - opposed to anything and something.
Yet had his aspect nothing of severe.

Nothing

Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness.

Nothing

A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought.
'T is nothing, says the fool; but, says the friend,This nothing, sir, will bring you to your end.

Nothing

A cipher; naught.

Nothing

In no degree; not at all; in no wise.
Adam, with such counsel nothing swayed.
The influence of reason in producing our passions is nothing near so extensive as is commonly believed.

Nothing

A quantity of no importance;
It looked like nothing I had ever seen before
Reduced to nil all the work we had done
We racked up a pathetic goose egg
It was all for naught
I didn't hear zilch about it

Nothing

A nonexistent thing

Nothing

In no way; to no degree;
He looks nothing like his father

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