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The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.uncountableusually
- A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: / Its loveliness increases; it will never / Pass into nothingness; but still will keep / A bower quiet for us, and a sleep / Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
- 2
A void; an emptiness.uncountableusually
- 3
The quality of inconsequentiality; the lack of significance.uncountableusually
syn. nihility
ant. existence