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nothingism

nothingism noun: nihility; nothingness.

Noun

nothingism (usually uncountable, plural nothingisms)

  1. (usually) Nihility; nothingness.
    • [The Beats] have broken away to form their own vague, non-inspirational rebellion of rejection and nothingism. […] They are a failure.c. 1959, Lorraine Hansberry, The Negro Writer and His Roots: Toward a New Romanticism

Forms of nothingism

pluralnothingisms

Origin of nothingism

From nothing + -ism.

Questions about nothingism

What does nothingism mean?
Nothingism means nihility; nothingness.
What part of speech is nothingism?
Nothingism is a noun.
What is the plural of nothingism?
The plural of nothingism is nothingisms.

Words near nothingism in the dictionary

  1. nothingarianism
  2. nothingarians
  3. nothingburger
  4. nothingburgers
  5. nothingish
  6. nothingism
  7. nothingisms
  8. nothingist
  9. nothingists
  10. nothingization
  11. nothingize

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