Blankness
noun
The state of being empty or without any details.
There was a blankness on his face when he couldn't recall the information.
Often appears as...
- blankness of surface
- blankness of expression
noun
The state of being emotionally unresponsive or expressionless.
She stared at the tragic scene with an eerie blankness.
Often appears as...
- blankness of face
- blankness in her eyes
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The state of being empty or without any details.
There was a blankness on his face when he couldn't recall the information.
Often appears as...
- blankness of surface
- blankness of expression
noun
The state of being emotionally unresponsive or expressionless.
She stared at the tragic scene with an eerie blankness.
Often appears as...
- blankness of face
- blankness in her eyes
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Situations
Used to describe someone's appearance or reaction when they are confused or surprised.
His blankness upon realizing he lost his keys was evident.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Decoration
Can depict spaces or surfaces with no decoration or features. Often used in art and design.
The room's blankness emphasized the single piece of artwork.
Pro Tip 3/3No Personalization
Describes objects that have no personal mark or characteristic, giving an impersonal feeling.
The diary's blankness invited her to share her secrets.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Situations
Used to describe someone's appearance or reaction when they are confused or surprised.
His blankness upon realizing he lost his keys was evident.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Decoration
Can depict spaces or surfaces with no decoration or features. Often used in art and design.
The room's blankness emphasized the single piece of artwork.
Pro Tip 3/3No Personalization
Describes objects that have no personal mark or characteristic, giving an impersonal feeling.
The diary's blankness invited her to share her secrets.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Situations
Used to describe someone's appearance or reaction when they are confused or surprised.
His blankness upon realizing he lost his keys was evident.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Decoration
Can depict spaces or surfaces with no decoration or features. Often used in art and design.
The room's blankness emphasized the single piece of artwork.
Pro Tip 3/3No Personalization
Describes objects that have no personal mark or characteristic, giving an impersonal feeling.
The diary's blankness invited her to share her secrets.
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answer to that I'm afraid this is the leopard I really enjoy leopards especially on foot yeah because they are I don't know they just give me the impression of intelligence like when they when I look down the the eyes of a lion I see nothing but blankness and
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Safari Live - Day 23 PIPE...
answer to that I'm afraid this is the leopard I really enjoy leopards especially on foot yeah because they are I don't know they just give me the impression of intelligence like when they when I look down the the eyes of a lion I see nothing but blankness and
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Quote examples
Sharon Salzberg
American Author
Some people have a mistaken idea that all thoughts disappear through meditation and we enter a state of blankness. There certainly are times of great tranquility when concentration is strong and we have few, if any, thoughts. But other times, we can be flooded with memories, plans or random thinking. It's important not to blame yourself.
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Rose George
British Journalist
My mother watched her loving husband look at her with blankness or contempt and sometimes hatred. And yet dementia is classed as a social condition, so that the state is not required to pay for long-term residential care. Calling it what it is - brain damage - is too expensive.
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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian Philosopher
When the mind is empty, silent, when it is in a state of complete negation - which is not blankness, nor the opposite of being positive, but a totally different state in which all thought has ceased - only then is it possible for that which is unnameable to come into being.
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Tommy Caldwell
American Athlete
Stand at the base and look up at 3,000 feet of blankness. It just looks like there's no way you can climb it. That's what you seek as a climber. You want to find something that looks absurd and figure out how to do it.
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Lena Headey
English Actress
One day I can be ecstatically up, and the next, I can feel this real blankness, a deadness almost, which is scary.
Quote examples
Sharon Salzberg
American Author
Some people have a mistaken idea that all thoughts disappear through meditation and we enter a state of blankness. There certainly are times of great tranquility when concentration is strong and we have few, if any, thoughts. But other times, we can be flooded with memories, plans or random thinking. It's important not to blame yourself.
Quote examples
Rose George
British Journalist
My mother watched her loving husband look at her with blankness or contempt and sometimes hatred. And yet dementia is classed as a social condition, so that the state is not required to pay for long-term residential care. Calling it what it is - brain damage - is too expensive.
Quote examples
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian Philosopher
When the mind is empty, silent, when it is in a state of complete negation - which is not blankness, nor the opposite of being positive, but a totally different state in which all thought has ceased - only then is it possible for that which is unnameable to come into being.
Quote examples
Tommy Caldwell
American Athlete
Stand at the base and look up at 3,000 feet of blankness. It just looks like there's no way you can climb it. That's what you seek as a climber. You want to find something that looks absurd and figure out how to do it.
Quote examples
Lena Headey
English Actress
One day I can be ecstatically up, and the next, I can feel this real blankness, a deadness almost, which is scary.
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