Emptiness
noun
The state of containing nothing.
He noticed the emptiness of the room.
Often appears as...
- sudden emptiness
- vast emptiness
noun
The quality of lacking purpose or substance.
He couldn't bear the emptiness of his life without her.
Often appears as...
- emptiness of life
- feel emptiness
noun
A feeling of unhappiness or lack of hope.
After his death, she was overcome by a sense of emptiness.
Often appears as...
- sense of emptiness
- deep emptiness
noun
In physics, the property of a region of space devoid of matter.
The emptiness of outer space is often underestimated.
Often appears as...
- emptiness of space
- total emptiness
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Technical
noun
In Buddhism, the idea that all things are empty of intrinsic existence and nature.
The concept of emptiness is integral to Buddhist philosophy.
Often appears as...
- buddhist emptiness
- concept of emptiness
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Approving
Academic
noun
The state of containing nothing.
He noticed the emptiness of the room.
Often appears as...
- sudden emptiness
- vast emptiness
noun
The quality of lacking purpose or substance.
He couldn't bear the emptiness of his life without her.
Often appears as...
- emptiness of life
- feel emptiness
noun
A feeling of unhappiness or lack of hope.
After his death, she was overcome by a sense of emptiness.
Often appears as...
- sense of emptiness
- deep emptiness
noun
In physics, the property of a region of space devoid of matter.
The emptiness of outer space is often underestimated.
Often appears as...
- emptiness of space
- total emptiness
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In Buddhism, the idea that all things are empty of intrinsic existence and nature.
The concept of emptiness is integral to Buddhist philosophy.
Often appears as...
- buddhist emptiness
- concept of emptiness
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Absence
Used to describe an area that is physically empty, with no objects present.
The museum's halls echoed with emptiness.
Pro Tip 2/2Feeling Vacant
Can convey a sense of surprise or disappointment when something expected is missing.
She opened the package only to find emptiness within.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Absence
Used to describe an area that is physically empty, with no objects present.
The museum's halls echoed with emptiness.
Pro Tip 2/2Feeling Vacant
Can convey a sense of surprise or disappointment when something expected is missing.
She opened the package only to find emptiness within.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Absence
Used to describe an area that is physically empty, with no objects present.
The museum's halls echoed with emptiness.
Pro Tip 2/2Feeling Vacant
Can convey a sense of surprise or disappointment when something expected is missing.
She opened the package only to find emptiness within.
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The lies our culture...
that the emptiness in my apartment was just reflective of the emptiness in myself, and that I had fallen for some of the lies that our culture tells us. The first lie is that career success is fulfilling. I've had a fair bit of career success, and I've found that it helps me avoid the shame I would feel if I felt myself a failure,
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The legend of Annapurna,...
Parents struggled to console their starving children while their own stomachs rumbled. With nothing to eat, people no longer gathered over heaped bowls of rice, but withdrew and shrank from the darkening world. To His shock and awe, Shiva also felt the profound emptiness left by his wife’s absence.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
of lecture-going and traffic cone stealing was a veneer, albeit a very well-crafted and convincing one. Underneath, I was actually deeply unhappy, insecure and fundamentally frightened -- frightened of other people, of the future, of failure and of the emptiness that I felt was within me.
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Let’s put the romance...
the essence of its brand emptiness means the possibility of being filled with different meanings romantic is also what does not last snapchat the app for self erasing pictures negates permanence it brings us back to a time when forgetting
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There's more to life...
Even though life is getting objectively better by nearly every conceivable standard, more people feel hopeless, depressed and alone. There's an emptiness gnawing away at people, and you don't have to be clinically depressed to feel it.
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Michael Moschen:...
and the stories that were involved in it, as well as the fact that they protected the contents. The second influence on this piece came from recycling and looking into a tin can recycling bin and seeing all that beautiful emptiness.
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Is it possible to create...
The universe is bustling with matter and energy. Even in the vast apparent emptiness of intergalactic space, there's one hydrogen atom per cubic meter. That's not the mention a barrage of particles and electromagnetic radiation
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Why should you read...
pauses and moments of emptiness into his work. This was a key feature of his trademark uneven tempo and black humor, which became popular throughout the Theatre of the Absurd. He also cultivated a mysterious persona,
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A life of purpose PIPE Rick...
And I think it's because spiritual emptiness is a universal disease. I think inside at some point, we put our heads down on the pillow and we go, "There's got to be more to life than this."
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Emptiness PIPE A Moment...
this much emptiness this is also gonna be the name of my memoir about my love life
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The lies our culture...
that the emptiness in my apartment was just reflective of the emptiness in myself, and that I had fallen for some of the lies that our culture tells us. The first lie is that career success is fulfilling. I've had a fair bit of career success, and I've found that it helps me avoid the shame I would feel if I felt myself a failure,
Video examples
The legend of Annapurna,...
Parents struggled to console their starving children while their own stomachs rumbled. With nothing to eat, people no longer gathered over heaped bowls of rice, but withdrew and shrank from the darkening world. To His shock and awe, Shiva also felt the profound emptiness left by his wife’s absence.
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
of lecture-going and traffic cone stealing was a veneer, albeit a very well-crafted and convincing one. Underneath, I was actually deeply unhappy, insecure and fundamentally frightened -- frightened of other people, of the future, of failure and of the emptiness that I felt was within me.
Video examples
Let’s put the romance...
the essence of its brand emptiness means the possibility of being filled with different meanings romantic is also what does not last snapchat the app for self erasing pictures negates permanence it brings us back to a time when forgetting
Video examples
There's more to life...
Even though life is getting objectively better by nearly every conceivable standard, more people feel hopeless, depressed and alone. There's an emptiness gnawing away at people, and you don't have to be clinically depressed to feel it.
Video examples
Michael Moschen:...
and the stories that were involved in it, as well as the fact that they protected the contents. The second influence on this piece came from recycling and looking into a tin can recycling bin and seeing all that beautiful emptiness.
Video examples
Is it possible to create...
The universe is bustling with matter and energy. Even in the vast apparent emptiness of intergalactic space, there's one hydrogen atom per cubic meter. That's not the mention a barrage of particles and electromagnetic radiation
Video examples
Why should you read...
pauses and moments of emptiness into his work. This was a key feature of his trademark uneven tempo and black humor, which became popular throughout the Theatre of the Absurd. He also cultivated a mysterious persona,
Video examples
A life of purpose PIPE Rick...
And I think it's because spiritual emptiness is a universal disease. I think inside at some point, we put our heads down on the pillow and we go, "There's got to be more to life than this."
Video examples
Emptiness PIPE A Moment...
this much emptiness this is also gonna be the name of my memoir about my love life
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Ravi Shankar
Indian Musician
There are thousands of ragas, and they are all connected with different times of the day, like sunrise or night or sunset. It is all based on 72 of what we call 'mela' or scales. And we have principally nine moods, ranging from peacefulness to praying, or the feeling of emptiness you get by sitting by the ocean.
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Kim Yuna
South Korean Athlete
After I won the Olympics, like any gold medalist, I did feel some emptiness in my heart. I did think about coming back to the ice for a long time. What motivated me is skating is something I am best at and I love the most. So I want to give it one more try.
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Marilynne Robinson
American Novelist
I think probably one of the important things that happened to me was growing up in Idaho in the mountains, in the woods, and having a very strong presence of the wilderness around me. That never felt like emptiness. It always felt like presence.
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Kiesza
Canadian Musician
I was a weird teenager. My mother was actually worried because I didn't have any interest in dating in my teenage years. I had all this desire to pursue my passions like ballet, then sailing, then music, so I didn't have any emptiness to fill.
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Princess Stephanie of Monaco
Monacan Royalty
Every mother in the world knows this feeling one day... of emptiness, a time comes where you feel a little less useful because you're no longer running left and right. Life no longer has the same rhythm.
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Susan Polis Schutz
American Poet
It's often difficult for those who are lucky enough to have never experienced what true depression is to imagine a life of complete hopelessness, emptiness and fear.
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Merle Shain
Canadian Author
Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.
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Yehuda Berg
American Clergyman
Unfortunately, it is human nature for us to only learn and grow from a place of emptiness. It's hard to learn when we are winning and on top of the world.
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Jeff Bridges
American Actor
The more space and emptiness you can create in yourself, then you can let the rest of the world come in and fill you up.
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Billie Joe Armstrong
American Singer
If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.
Quote examples
Ravi Shankar
Indian Musician
There are thousands of ragas, and they are all connected with different times of the day, like sunrise or night or sunset. It is all based on 72 of what we call 'mela' or scales. And we have principally nine moods, ranging from peacefulness to praying, or the feeling of emptiness you get by sitting by the ocean.
Quote examples
Kim Yuna
South Korean Athlete
After I won the Olympics, like any gold medalist, I did feel some emptiness in my heart. I did think about coming back to the ice for a long time. What motivated me is skating is something I am best at and I love the most. So I want to give it one more try.
Quote examples
Marilynne Robinson
American Novelist
I think probably one of the important things that happened to me was growing up in Idaho in the mountains, in the woods, and having a very strong presence of the wilderness around me. That never felt like emptiness. It always felt like presence.
Quote examples
Kiesza
Canadian Musician
I was a weird teenager. My mother was actually worried because I didn't have any interest in dating in my teenage years. I had all this desire to pursue my passions like ballet, then sailing, then music, so I didn't have any emptiness to fill.
Quote examples
Princess Stephanie of Monaco
Monacan Royalty
Every mother in the world knows this feeling one day... of emptiness, a time comes where you feel a little less useful because you're no longer running left and right. Life no longer has the same rhythm.
Quote examples
Susan Polis Schutz
American Poet
It's often difficult for those who are lucky enough to have never experienced what true depression is to imagine a life of complete hopelessness, emptiness and fear.
Quote examples
Merle Shain
Canadian Author
Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.
Quote examples
Yehuda Berg
American Clergyman
Unfortunately, it is human nature for us to only learn and grow from a place of emptiness. It's hard to learn when we are winning and on top of the world.
Quote examples
Jeff Bridges
American Actor
The more space and emptiness you can create in yourself, then you can let the rest of the world come in and fill you up.
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Billie Joe Armstrong
American Singer
If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.
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