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Vacuity

The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled; emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of countenance.

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Emptiness 76% connected

The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Region 76% connected

One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general…

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Senseless 74% connected

Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise; unreasonable.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Senseless 74% connected

Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise; unreasonable.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Inanity 92% connected

Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vacuum 92% connected

A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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