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    emptiness

    noun
    noun
    BrE BrE//ˈemptinəs//
    ; NAmE NAmE//ˈemptinəs//
    [uncountable, singular] Unhappiness
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  1. 1a feeling of being sad because nothing seems to have any value There was an aching emptiness in her heart. See related entries: Unhappiness
  2. 2the fact that there is nothing or nobody in a place The silence and emptiness of the house did not scare her.
  3. 3(formal) a place that is empty He stared out at the vast emptiness that was the sea.
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