blankness

CEFRC1

/ˈblaeŋknəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    the state of being blank; void; emptiness.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The characteristic of being blank.

Examples

  • The disappointment was followed by an interval of blankness.

  • "What is that?" demanded Carrados sharply. "Do you mean that?" "Mean what?" she asked, with the blankness of one who has lost the thread of her own thoughts.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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He stared into space with complete blank, as if his thoughts had vanished.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From blank + -ness.