nothingness
noun
nothingness is spelled N-O-T-H-I-N-G-N-E-S-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nothingness means “The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nothingness is nothingnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in nothingness?
| Letters | 11: N-O-T-H-I-N-G-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nothingness?
Nothingness appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nothingness?
- US
Nothingness has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-nothingness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nothingness
- nothingnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nothingness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.
- 2
A void; an emptiness.
- 3
The quality of inconsequentiality; the lack of significance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nothingness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | néant , vide |
| German | Nichtvorhandensein, Nichts , Leere , Bedeutungslosigkeit |
| Portuguese | vacuidade , vazio |
| Spanish | nihilidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nothingness come from?
From nothing + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).