Plural for a space entirely devoid of matter or contents
“We try to fill that emptiness with belief, with amusement, with knowledge, with various forms of excitement.”
Plural for the state of being vacant or containing nothing
“The emptiness of the land stared us in the face. The farmhouses were few and far between and there were no snuggling villages.”
Plural for void of substance, worth or meaning
“The basic problem Mrs. Dyne faces is a feeling of emptiness in her life, a feeling of not being needed, valued, and loved in her family.”
Plural for ineffective, providing no real use
“He told his friends that he would do anything for his Katherine and the children, but everyone heard the emptiness in his words.”
Plural for characterized by a lack of emotion or expressiveness
“In every one of the photographs, he'd detected an emptiness in her eyes, which had sparkled with life and mischief in the past.”
Plural for an appetite for food or nourishment
“It turned out that he was merely complaining of the emptiness of his stomach, and was hungering for his evening meal.”
Plural for the characteristic of being needy
Plural for a persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude
Plural for a remote or uninhabited place
Plural for the state or condition of being loveless
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