emptiness
/ˈemptinəs/noun
उच्चारण एम्प्टिनस
खालीपन, सूनापन, रिक्तता
Core word
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[U]
a feeling of being sad because nothing seems to have any meaning or value
खालीपन, सूनापन, रिक्तता
- After his mother died, he felt a terrible emptiness.
- the emptiness of a life without friends
- She felt an emptiness inside after her friends moved away.
+ 2 more examples
- The poet writes about the emptiness of modern life.
- He tried to fill the emptiness with work.
Synonyms void hollowness desolation meaninglessness
Opposite fulfilment satisfaction
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[U]
the fact of containing nothing or nobody
खालीपन, सुनसानी
- the emptiness of the streets during the lockdown
- The emptiness of the station at midnight made him uneasy.
- The emptiness of the desert was both beautiful and frightening.
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- There was a sudden emptiness in the house after the guests left.
- Early in the morning, the emptiness of the playground was striking.
Synonyms bareness vacancy
Opposite fullness
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
emptiness (uncountable)
Emptiness is the state of containing nothing, or a sad feeling that life has no meaning. It is uncountable.
Emptiness का अर्थ कुछ भी न होने की अवस्था है, या यह दुखद भावना कि जीवन का कोई अर्थ नहीं। यह uncountable है।
- The emptiness of the hall echoed with every step.
- She felt a deep emptiness after her friends left.
emptiness of + noun
'Of' names the place or thing that is empty: the emptiness of the house, of the streets.
'Of' उस स्थान या वस्तु को बताता है जो खाली है: the emptiness of the house, of the streets।
- The emptiness of the village struck us at night.
- He spoke of the emptiness of life without books.
a feeling / sense of emptiness
The phrases 'a feeling of emptiness' and 'a sense of emptiness' describe loss. 'Inner emptiness' is a common phrase.
'A feeling of emptiness' और 'a sense of emptiness' हानि की भावना बताते हैं। 'Inner emptiness' आम वाक्यांश है।
- A sense of emptiness filled his heart.
- Inner emptiness cannot be filled with things.
emptiness vs empty
Empty is the adjective; emptiness is the noun. 'The empty' alone is not used for the feeling.
Empty adjective है; emptiness noun है। भावना के लिए अकेले 'the empty' नहीं कहा जाता।
- The room was empty, and its emptiness felt cold.
- The emptiness of the road scared him.
+Collocations 4
adjective + emptiness
innerdeeptotalvaststrangesudden
- A strange emptiness settled over the house after the wedding.
verb + emptiness
feelfillsensenoticeescapebreak
- He tried to fill the emptiness with work.
emptiness + of
of the skyof the desertof the stadiumof the roomof the streets
- The emptiness of the stadium made the match feel strange.
emptiness + preposition
in emptinesswith emptinessinto emptinessfrom emptiness
- He stared into emptiness for several minutes.
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- After the festival ended, the emptiness of the ground felt odd.
त्योहार समाप्त होने के बाद मैदान का सूनापन अजीब लगा।
- Radhika felt an emptiness when her best friend moved to another city.
जब राधिका की सबसे अच्छी सहेली दूसरे शहर चली गई तो उसे सूनापन महसूस हुआ।
- The poet writes about the emptiness of a life spent only in chasing money.
कवि केवल धन के पीछे भागने में बिताए जीवन के खोखलेपन के बारे में लिखता है।
- The vast emptiness of the desert is both beautiful and frightening.
रेगिस्तान का विशाल सूनापन सुंदर भी है और डरावना भी।
- His words were nice, but they carried an emptiness that nobody believed.
उसके शब्द अच्छे थे, पर उनमें ऐसा खोखलापन था जिस पर किसी ने विश्वास नहीं किया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The empty of the room frightened her.
✓ The emptiness of the room frightened her.
After 'the' a noun is needed; emptiness is the noun form.
'The' के बाद noun चाहिए; noun रूप emptiness है।