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Pronunciation / Transliteration: veed
"Le vide de l'espace est fascinant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of containing nothing; the absence of matter or substance.
"The vast emptiness of the desert stretched out before them." - 2
A feeling of profound sadness or lack of fulfillment.
"After the event, she was left with a sense of emptiness that she couldn't shake."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'emptiness' originates from the Old English 'æmtig', meaning 'void' or 'empty', which evolved through Middle English as 'empti' before taking its modern form. Its roots can be traced back to Proto-Germanic *aimtīks, reflecting a long-standing conceptualization of absence and void in various cultures.
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空虚
Transliteration: kūkyō
"彼の心は空虚だった。"
खालीपन
Transliteration: khālīpan
"उसके मन में खालीपन था।"
vide
Transliteration: veed
"Le vide de l'espace est fascinant."
Leere
Transliteration: leːʁə
"Die Leere des Raumes war überwältigend."
vuoto
Transliteration: vwɔto
"Il vuoto del deserto era impressionante."
vacío
Transliteration: baˈsi.o
"El vacío del océano es asombroso."
vazio
Transliteration: vaˈzi.u
"O vazio do espaço é intrigante."
空虚
Transliteration: kōngxū
"他的心中充满了空虚。"
공허
Transliteration: gongheo
"그의 마음은 공허했다."
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