voidnessn.

Brit.

/ˈvɔɪdnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈvɔɪdnᵻs/

Etymology: < void adj. + -ness suffix.

†1. Freedom from work; leisure. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > [noun]

restingOE

leisure13..

voidnessa1382

remissionc1384

vacationc1386

ease1393

otiosity1483

holiday1526

otiation1589

idlesse1596

vacance1610

playa1616

vacancya1616

remissness1624

recess1644

otium cum dignitate1729

dolce far niente1814

disoccupation1834

otium1850

non-work1855

kef1864

toillessness1877

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxxviii. 25 Wisdom wrijt in tyme of voydenesse [a1425 L.V. marg., That is, in the tyme, in which thou art voide of other werkis of nede].

†2. The quality of being devoid or destitute of value or worth; inanity, vanity, futility.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun]

vanityc1325

overvoidnessa1382

unnaitnessa1400

unnaitshipa1400

unprofitablenessc1400

voidnessa1425

vainness1567

futility1623

emptiness1632

idlenessa1650

insignificancy1720

futileness1727

pointlessness1845

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Wisd. xiv. 14 For whi the voidnesse of men [L. supervacuitas] foond these idols in to the world.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Voydenes, inanitas, uanitudo.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. l. 165 We are not so full of evill, as of voydnesse and inanitie.

a. The state or condition of being void, empty, or unoccupied; emptiness, vacancy, vacuity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [noun]

voidnessc1400

vacuity1664

vacancy1788

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 116 Þe brayn haþ sum substaunce of marie þe which fulfilliþ þe voidenes [c1430 voydenesses] of þe forseid panniclis.

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iv. xviii. 185 If þou be void þou shalt breke, oþer sowne hye; In voydnesse is but murmure whan men smyte it with an hard thing.

1561 J. Hollybush tr. H. Brunschwig Most Excellent Homish Apothecarye f. 20^v But if the voydnesse or emptinesse is in the nethermost membres, then tye hys vpper membres.

1595 E. Spenser Colin Clouts come Home Againe sig. E Through him..began..the hungry t' eat, And voydnesse to seeke full satietie.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 839 The Stoicks say, that the aire..admitteth no voidnesse at all.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xiii. 105 There is nothing in the Body but a kind of Voidness and Inanity.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Voidness, emptiness.

1801 Lusignan I. 74 They seemed robbed of attraction, and to her preoccupied mind presented only the voidness of a desert.

1840 Blackwood's Mag. 47 775 The state of mind we have slightly depicted—so auspicious, one should think, from its troubled voidness, to the reception of religious convictions.

1888 Harper's Mag. July 210 The perfect transparency and voidness about us make the immense power of this invisible medium seem something ghostly.

b. A void or vacant space, esp. = vacuity n. 8b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [noun] > absolute emptiness of space > an absolutely empty space > cosmic

voidnessc1400

vacuity1643

c1400 [see sense 3a].

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 820 The schoole of Pythagoras holdeth that there is a voidnesse without the world,..out of which the world doth draw breath.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1336 It is not likely that this world floteth..in a vast and infinit voidnesse.

1646 H. More Democritus Platonissans 13 This precious sweet Ethereall dew..God..did distill..thorough all that hollow voidnesse.

†4. The state or condition of being without something; freedom from, absence or lack of, something. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [noun] > state of being devoid of something

voidness1534

freeness1581

void1786

1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. E.2 The valyaunce of stomake is to be gyue to them and voydeness from angre and grefe.

a1569 A. Kingsmill Conf. containing Conflict with Satan 25 in Most Excellent & Comfortable Treat. (new ed.) (1578) This is our Crimosin, no less then voidnesse of all goodnesse.

1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 286/2 He hardeneth himselfe in his impudencie, and voidnes of shame.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Mm5^v In whom a man might perceue, what smal difference in the working there is, betwixt a simple voidnes of euill, & a iudiciall habit of vertue.

5. The state or condition of being legally void; nullity.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > illegality > [noun] > legal invalidity or faultiness

nullity1543

invalidity?1553

irritancy1681

vitiosity1765

voidness1883

1883 Sat. Rev. 16 June 755 The existing system of prohibition (which, despite the quibble about voidness and voidableness, has notoriously been recognized in England from time immemorial).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	voidness
释义	voidnessn. Brit. /ˈvɔɪdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈvɔɪdnᵻs/ Etymology: < void adj. + -ness suffix. †1. Freedom from work; leisure. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] restingOE leisure13.. voidnessa1382 remissionc1384 vacationc1386 ease1393 otiosity1483 holiday1526 otiation1589 idlesse1596 vacance1610 playa1616 vacancya1616 remissness1624 recess1644 otium cum dignitate1729 dolce far niente1814 disoccupation1834 otium1850 non-work1855 kef1864 toillessness1877 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxxviii. 25 Wisdom wrijt in tyme of voydenesse [a1425 L.V. marg., That is, in the tyme, in which thou art voide of other werkis of nede]. †2. The quality of being devoid or destitute of value or worth; inanity, vanity, futility. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] vanityc1325 overvoidnessa1382 unnaitnessa1400 unnaitshipa1400 unprofitablenessc1400 voidnessa1425 vainness1567 futility1623 emptiness1632 idlenessa1650 insignificancy1720 futileness1727 pointlessness1845 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Wisd. xiv. 14 For whi the voidnesse of men [L. supervacuitas] foond these idols in to the world. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Voydenes, inanitas, uanitudo. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. l. 165 We are not so full of evill, as of voydnesse and inanitie. 3. a. The state or condition of being void, empty, or unoccupied; emptiness, vacancy, vacuity. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [noun] voidnessc1400 vacuity1664 vacancy1788 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 116 Þe brayn haþ sum substaunce of marie þe which fulfilliþ þe voidenes [c1430 voydenesses] of þe forseid panniclis. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iv. xviii. 185 If þou be void þou shalt breke, oþer sowne hye; In voydnesse is but murmure whan men smyte it with an hard thing. 1561 J. Hollybush tr. H. Brunschwig Most Excellent Homish Apothecarye f. 20^v But if the voydnesse or emptinesse is in the nethermost membres, then tye hys vpper membres. 1595 E. Spenser Colin Clouts come Home Againe sig. E Through him..began..the hungry t' eat, And voydnesse to seeke full satietie. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 839 The Stoicks say, that the aire..admitteth no voidnesse at all. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xiii. 105 There is nothing in the Body but a kind of Voidness and Inanity. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Voidness, emptiness. 1801 Lusignan I. 74 They seemed robbed of attraction, and to her preoccupied mind presented only the voidness of a desert. 1840 Blackwood's Mag. 47 775 The state of mind we have slightly depicted—so auspicious, one should think, from its troubled voidness, to the reception of religious convictions. 1888 Harper's Mag. July 210 The perfect transparency and voidness about us make the immense power of this invisible medium seem something ghostly. b. A void or vacant space, esp. = vacuity n. 8b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > absolute emptiness of space > an absolutely empty space > cosmic voidnessc1400 vacuity1643 c1400 [see sense 3a]. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 820 The schoole of Pythagoras holdeth that there is a voidnesse without the world,..out of which the world doth draw breath. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1336 It is not likely that this world floteth..in a vast and infinit voidnesse. 1646 H. More Democritus Platonissans 13 This precious sweet Ethereall dew..God..did distill..thorough all that hollow voidnesse. †4. The state or condition of being without something; freedom from, absence or lack of, something. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [noun] > state of being devoid of something voidness1534 freeness1581 void1786 1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. E.2 The valyaunce of stomake is to be gyue to them and voydeness from angre and grefe. a1569 A. Kingsmill Conf. containing Conflict with Satan 25 in Most Excellent & Comfortable Treat. (new ed.) (1578) This is our Crimosin, no less then voidnesse of all goodnesse. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 286/2 He hardeneth himselfe in his impudencie, and voidnes of shame. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Mm5^v In whom a man might perceue, what smal difference in the working there is, betwixt a simple voidnes of euill, & a iudiciall habit of vertue. 5. The state or condition of being legally void; nullity. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > illegality > [noun] > legal invalidity or faultiness nullity1543 invalidity?1553 irritancy1681 vitiosity1765 voidness1883 1883 Sat. Rev. 16 June 755 The existing system of prohibition (which, despite the quibble about voidness and voidableness, has notoriously been recognized in England from time immemorial). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1382
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