"nihility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nihilities [plural]
Etymology: From Renaissance Latin nihilitās, from Latin nihil (“nothing”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-ren|nihilitās}} Renaissance Latin nihilitās, {{der|en|la|nihil||nothing}} Latin nihil (“nothing”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nihility (countable and uncountable, plural nihilities)
  1. The state or fact of being nothing; nothingness, nullity; nonexistence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nihility-en-noun-O0hfWvsf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. (obsolete, countable) A nonexistent thing; nothing. Tags: countable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-nihility-en-noun-ZqXjU36L

Inflected forms

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