nullity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the state of nonexistence
  2. noun something that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity)

Etymology

From Middle French nullité and its etymon Medieval Latin nūllitās, from Latin nūllus. By surface analysis, null + -ity.

In classic literature

Synonyms

nothingness, void, nihility

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
nonexistence
Narrower (hyponyms)
thin air

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