emptiness (B1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈɛmptinəs/
Definition
The state of containing nothing; being unoccupied or vacant.
Examples
The emptiness of the room made it feel cold and unwelcoming.
He felt a deep emptiness after his friends moved away.
The desert stretched out before them, a vast expanse of emptiness.
How to Use emptiness
- emptiness of (prepositional phrase)
- Specifies what is lacking or unoccupied. — "The emptiness of the cupboard was a clear sign they needed to go shopping."
- sense of emptiness (collocation)
- A feeling of loneliness or lack of fulfillment. — "He woke up with a vague sense of emptiness that morning."
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