That which does not exist, nothingness. Cf. naught, pron. 1. Now archaic and rare.

Absence or lack of being; non-existence.

The condition of not being; non-existence.

A state of nothingness or emptiness; the condition or fact of being worthless, unimportant, or null.

Non-being, non-existence. Cf. non-essence, n.

Absence of being; non-existence, unbeing. Cf. non-being, n.

(un-, prefix1 affix 6.)

= nihility, n. 2.

Non-existence; non-being (cf. non esse, n.). Also: a thing which has no substance, or which does not exist.

The fact or condition of not existing; non-existence.

non-existence.

Chiefly Philosophy. The quality or condition of not existing; non-existence, non-being.

The condition or fact of not existing; non-being.

Non-existence; freedom from being.

= inexistence, n.2

The quality or state of being nothing; non-existence, nullity.

The condition of a cipher; nothingness.

Emptiness (in figurative senses) as a condition or state having a kind of real existence.

The state or condition of being non-existent. Frequently in to sink (also fade,etc.) into nothingness.

Nothingness, non-existence. Obsolete.

The quality or state of not being or doing something; the quality or state of not existing at all. Also: negativity.

The state or condition of being null; invalidity, nihility, nothingness.