Definition of "nothingness" []

• The condition or quality of being nothing; nonexistence. (noun)
• Empty space; a void. (noun)
• Lack of consequence; insignificance. (noun)
• Something inconsequential or insignificant. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Nirvana is commonly described as 'nothingness' or a 'void.'"
• "Raoul at 38: “the amount of know nothingness is staggering.”"
• "Why would a person of reason suggest that nothingness is applicable in any shape, manner or form to m & e?"